Factory build sheet
2011 Chevrolet Express LS
Build 1GNSHBF4-B · 5.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GNSHBF4 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 1GNSHBF4 and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 25 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 25 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
- LMF
- 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
- Van
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 1500 Passenger
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2F
- GVWR
- 7,001–8,000 lb
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 1GNSHBF4 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2011 You are here code B
- 2012 LS 5.3L 8cyl VAN · 22 vehicles code C
- 2014 LS 5.3L 8cyl VAN · 44 vehicles code E $30,165
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 | 1GN | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SHBF4 | 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 |
25 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GNSHBF4-B shares the specification above.
- 25 Known VINs
- 1GNSHBF4 9B1125820
- 1GNSHBF4 5B1177946
- 1GNSHBF4 3B1116501
- 1GNSHBF4 6B1100826
- 1GNSHBF4 0B1139217
- 1GNSHBF4 4B1177193
- 1GNSHBF4 7B1116033
- 1GNSHBF4 6B1117254
- 1GNSHBF4 2B1125433
- 1GNSHBF4 9B1169574
- 1GNSHBF4 0B1137547
- 1GNSHBF4 XB1171558
- 1GNSHBF4 0B1175957
- 1GNSHBF4 8B1116719
- 1GNSHBF4 XB1174637
- 1GNSHBF4 1B1109160
- 1GNSHBF4 0B1117282
- 1GNSHBF4 4B1138829
- 1GNSHBF4 0B1155126
- 1GNSHBF4 5B1171564
- 1GNSHBF4 1B1103634
- 1GNSHBF4 7B1169492
- 1GNSHBF4 1B1116982
- 1GNSHBF4 0B1169933
- 1GNSHBF4 8B1128420
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Express, 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 25 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.