Factory build sheet
2020 Buick Encore Preferred
Build KL4CJASB-L · 1.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KL4CJASB and position 10 reads L. 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 L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 10,984 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 10,984 known VINs
- 171 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, 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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Blind spot warning Optional
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
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.
$14,457 median asking price · 288 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $7,450 Top 2% of listings $22,596
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) · 2,881 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
- 2017 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 12,869 vehicles code H $10,518
- 2018 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 18,121 vehicles code J $11,500
- 2019 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 28,168 vehicles code K $12,997
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2020 You are here 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 | L | Model year — 2020 |
| 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 2020 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 2020 Encore. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
10,984 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KL4CJASB-L shares the specification above.
- 10,984 Known VINs
- 171 Listed for sale now
- 288 Priced listings
- $14,457 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 16 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
- KL4CJASB 8LB054924
- KL4CJASB 6LB033313
- KL4CJASB 7LB022658
- KL4CJASB 2LB016895
- KL4CJASB 2LB046902
- KL4CJASB 6LB088165
- KL4CJASB 4LB013299
- KL4CJASB 8LB349344
- KL4CJASB 8LB033166
- KL4CJASB 5LB011688
- KL4CJASB 5LB020150
- KL4CJASB 0LB071863
- KL4CJASB 6LB027303
- KL4CJASB 9LB054270
- KL4CJASB 8LB046029
- KL4CJASB 8LB029389
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.
- 2020 Essence 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 1,339 vehicles · $9,950 median
- 2020 Preferred 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 4,292 vehicles · $14,074 median
- 2020 Essence 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,103 vehicles · $12,295 median
- 2021 Preferred 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 187 vehicles
- 2013 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 1,306 vehicles · $8,004 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 288 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 10,984 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.