Factory build sheet
2018 Chevrolet Colorado LT
Build 1GCHTCEN-J · 3.6L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GCHTCEN and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Colorado whose VIN starts 1GCHTCEN and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,294 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,294 known VINs
- 29 listed for sale now
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
- 3.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LGZ - DI: Direct Injection, VVT: Variable Valve Ti
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Seats
- 4
- Seat rows
- 2
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Optional
- Lane departure 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.
$19,995 median asking price · 37 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $13,544 Top 2% of listings $26,590
The same build, other model years
Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1GCHTCEN for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2017 LT 7.4L 8cyl · 685 vehicles code H $20,967
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2018 You are here code J $19,995
- 2019 LT 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 751 vehicles code K $20,900
- 2020 LT 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 273 vehicles code L $25,800
- 2021 LT 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 732 vehicles code M $22,772
- 2022 LT 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 734 vehicles code N $25,999
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 | 1GC | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HTCEN | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 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 2018 Chevrolet Colorado as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2018 Colorado. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,294 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GCHTCEN-J shares the specification above.
- 1,294 Known VINs
- 29 Listed for sale now
- 37 Priced listings
- $19,995 Median asking
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 Colorado, 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 37 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 1,294 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.