Factory build sheet
2011 Chevrolet Express LT
Build 1GAWGRFA-B · 4.8L 8cyl · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GAWGRFA and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Express whose VIN starts 1GAWGRFA and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 24 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 24 known VINs
- 1 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
- 4.8 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Engine model
- L20
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Van
- NHTSA body type
- BUS
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 2500 Passenger
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2G
- GVWR
- 8,001–9,000 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 | 1GA | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | WGRFA | 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 |
24 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GAWGRFA-B shares the specification above.
- 24 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1GAWGRFA 2B1133326
- 1GAWGRFA 6B1147410
- 1GAWGRFA 8B1112643
- 1GAWGRFA 7B1132866
- 1GAWGRFA 3B1140592
- 1GAWGRFA 2B1188777
- 1GAWGRFA 3B1100366
- 1GAWGRFA 6B1107795
- 1GAWGRFA 4B1133392
- 1GAWGRFA XB1140282
- 1GAWGRFA 2B1148442
- 1GAWGRFA 2B1187211
- 1GAWGRFA XB1133283
- 1GAWGRFA 7B1133032
- 1GAWGRFA 4B1100201
- 1GAWGRFA 0B1140081
- 1GAWGRFA 1B1132295
- 1GAWGRFA 4B1140777
- 1GAWGRFA 8B1176410
- 1GAWGRFA 4B1184956
- 1GAWGRFA 5B1187915
- 1GAWGRFA 8B1140698
- 1GAWGRFA 0B1137729
- 1GAWGRFA 4B1188005
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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 24 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.