Factory build sheet

2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ

Build 3GNPKGE3-B · 5.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Truck (SUT)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3GNPKGE3 and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Avalanche whose VIN starts 3GNPKGE3 and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 1 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Chevrolet 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
5.3 L
Cylinders
8
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
LC9
Engine manufacturer
GM
Valve train
Overhead Valve (OHV)
Fuel type
Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)

Drivetrain

Drive type
Four-wheel drive
Brake system
Hydraulic

Body & chassis

Body class
Sport Utility Truck (SUT)
NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Doors
4
Series
1/2 ton
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 2E
GVWR
6,001–7,000 lb

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 3GN GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 PKGE3 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 Chevrolet Avalanche as a whole rather than this build alone.

Rollover

★★★ ★★ 3 / 5

5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2011 Avalanche. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

1 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 3GNPKGE3-B shares the specification above.

  • 1 Known VINs

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