Factory build sheet
2011 Cadillac CTS Base
Build 1G6DC1ED-B · 3.6L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G6DC1ED and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every CTS whose VIN starts 1G6DC1ED and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 158 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 158 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Cadillac 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
- LLT
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 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 | 1G6 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | DC1ED | 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 Cadillac CTS as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2011 CTS. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
158 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G6DC1ED-B shares the specification above.
- 158 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
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 CTS, 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 158 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.