Factory build sheet
2017 Buick Encore Preferred
Build KL4CJASB-H · 1.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KL4CJASB and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Encore whose VIN starts KL4CJASB and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 12,869 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 12,869 known VINs
- 236 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Buick with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 1.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- LUV MFI, VVT: Variable Valve Timing, ALUM, E85 MAX
- Engine manufacturer
- GME
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$10,518 median asking price · 345 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $4,988 Top 2% of listings $15,998
The same build, other model years
Buick used the VIN pattern KL4CJASB for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2013 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,306 vehicles code D $8,004
- 2014 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,882 vehicles code E $6,995
- 2015 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 5,428 vehicles code F $8,995
- 2016 FWD 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,393 vehicles code G $9,995
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2017 You are here code H $10,518
- 2018 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 18,124 vehicles code J $11,500
- 2019 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 28,173 vehicles code K $12,997
- 2020 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,985 vehicles code L $14,457
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | KL4 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CJASB | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | H | Model year — 2017 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2017 Buick Encore as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2017 Encore. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
12,869 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KL4CJASB-H shares the specification above.
- 12,869 Known VINs
- 236 Listed for sale now
- 345 Priced listings
- $10,518 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 13 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Encore, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2017 Preferred II 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 2,764 vehicles · $10,599 median
- 2017 Preferred II 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 104 vehicles · $11,500 median
- 2017 Essence 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 2,872 vehicles · $11,973 median
- 2017 Premium 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 774 vehicles · $13,999 median
- 2017 Preferred II 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,378 vehicles · $12,188 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 345 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 12,869 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.