Factory build sheet

2011 Buick Lucerne CXL Ultra Luxury

Build 1G4HJ5EM-B · 3.9L 6cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G4HJ5EM and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Lucerne whose VIN starts 1G4HJ5EM and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,566 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 1,566 known VINs
  • 23 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
3.9 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
LGD
Engine manufacturer
GM
Fuel type
Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
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.

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.

$6,485 median asking price · 21 listings · as of Sep 6, 2026

Low 2% of listings $1,500 Top 2% of listings $15,999

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The same build, other model years

Buick used the VIN pattern 1G4HJ5EM for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 HJ5EM Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 B Model year — 2011
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 2011 Buick Lucerne as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★ ★★★ 2 / 5

Rollover

★★★★★ 5 / 5

1,566 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1G4HJ5EM-B shares the specification above.

  • 1,566 Known VINs
  • 23 Listed for sale now
  • 21 Priced listings
  • $6,485 Median asking

Vehicles of this build

A fixed sample of 2 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.

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Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Lucerne, 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.

Prices are asking prices from 21 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated September 6, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 1,566 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.