Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Corvette Preferred 2LT
Build 1G1YB2DW-C · 6.2L 8cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1YB2DW and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Corvette whose VIN starts 1G1YB2DW and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 known VINs
- 2 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
- 6.2 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LS3
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
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.
The same build, other model years
Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1G1YB2DW for 4 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 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | YB2DW | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1YB2DW-C shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- 1G1YB2DW 7C5101009
- 1G1YB2DW 6C5108498
- 1G1YB2DW 5C5105057
- 1G1YB2DW XC5107452
- 1G1YB2DW 6C5103639
- 1G1YB2DW 6C5102023
- 1G1YB2DW 7C5109482
- 1G1YB2DW 7C5101012
- 1G1YB2DW XC5100372
- 1G1YB2DW 6C5106153
- 1G1YB2DW 8C5101245
- 1G1YB2DW 9C5107331
- 1G1YB2DW XC5108617
- 1G1YB2DW 4C5107169
- 1G1YB2DW 6C5104225
- 1G1YB2DW 5C5105415
- 1G1YB2DW 4C5107706
- 1G1YB2DW 9C5101822
- 1G1YB2DW 3C5110211
- 1G1YB2DW 7C5101026
- 1G1YB2DW 3C5106157
- 1G1YB2DW 4C5102232
- 1G1YB2DW 6C5101163
- 1G1YB2DW 9C5107085
- 1G1YB2DW 0C5100980
- 1G1YB2DW XC5101277
- 1G1YB2DW 0C5101028
- 1G1YB2DW 5C5100621
- 1G1YB2DW 1C5107940
- 1G1YB2DW XC5104826
- 1G1YB2DW 0C5102180
- 1G1YB2DW 8C5105120
- 1G1YB2DW 2C5102424
- 1G1YB2DW 2C5111107
- 1G1YB2DW XC5105457
- 1G1YB2DW 9C5109774
- 1G1YB2DW 4C5102358
- 1G1YB2DW 5C5102272
- 1G1YB2DW 3C5110273
- 1G1YB2DW 3C5110449
- 1G1YB2DW 1C5101216
- 1G1YB2DW 2C5101824
- 1G1YB2DW 4C5106877
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Corvette, 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.
- 2012 Premium 3LT 6.2L 8-cyl · RWD 28 vehicles
- 2012 Standard 1LT 6.2L 8-cyl · RWD 262 vehicles · $31,995 median
- 2012 Standard 1LT 6.2L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 47 vehicles
- 2012 Preferred 2LT 6.2L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 20 vehicles
- 2012 ZR1 Custom 3ZR 6.2L 8-cyl · RWD 54 vehicles
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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 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.