Factory build sheet

2017 Buick Lacrosse Base

Build 1G4ZM5SS-H · 3.6L 6cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G4ZM5SS and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Lacrosse whose VIN starts 1G4ZM5SS and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 64 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 64 known VINs
  • 1 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
3.6 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
LGX -DI: Direct Injection - VVT: Variable Valve Ti
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
8

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Seats
5
Seat rows
2
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

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 1G4 GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 ZM5SS 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 Lacrosse as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★★ 5 / 5

2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2017 Lacrosse. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

64 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1G4ZM5SS-H shares the specification above.

  • 64 Known VINs
  • 1 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Lacrosse, 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.

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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.

Vehicle counts come from the 64 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.