Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Express LS EXT
Build 1GAZGZFA-C · 4.8L 8cyl · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GAZGZFA and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Express whose VIN starts 1GAZGZFA and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 70 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 70 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
- 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
- 3500 Passenger
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2H
- GVWR
- 9,001–10,000 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 | ZGZFA | 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 |
70 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GAZGZFA-C shares the specification above.
- 70 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1187854
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1198182
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1198100
- 1GAZGZFA 9C1189035
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1199750
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1172274
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1201145
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1189607
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1190658
- 1GAZGZFA 5C1198489
- 1GAZGZFA 7C1140593
- 1GAZGZFA XC1186032
- 1GAZGZFA XC1179338
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1193895
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1200378
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1191197
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1190563
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1142664
- 1GAZGZFA 5C1144707
- 1GAZGZFA 7C1193942
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1127611
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1103127
- 1GAZGZFA 9C1174972
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1108364
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1126344
- 1GAZGZFA 9C1184661
- 1GAZGZFA 0C1198478
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1125149
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1171718
- 1GAZGZFA 9C1202432
- 1GAZGZFA 5C1198587
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1139156
- 1GAZGZFA 6C1126135
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1199129
- 1GAZGZFA 7C1184660
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1142079
- 1GAZGZFA 0C1202688
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1126245
- 1GAZGZFA 0C1194298
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1130507
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1189370
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1140704
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1186065
- 1GAZGZFA 0C1201508
- 1GAZGZFA 5C1142505
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1174543
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1151025
- 1GAZGZFA 9C1146007
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1103508
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1200070
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1191847
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1199071
- 1GAZGZFA 7C1190233
- 1GAZGZFA 9C1189973
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1200111
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1191715
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1193007
- 1GAZGZFA 5C1190487
- 1GAZGZFA 2C1192133
- 1GAZGZFA 5C1189517
- 1GAZGZFA 1C1184783
- 1GAZGZFA 8C1191908
- 1GAZGZFA XC1190470
- 1GAZGZFA 3C1186535
- 1GAZGZFA 0C1103868
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1198368
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1199892
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1187886
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1186334
- 1GAZGZFA 4C1130121
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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 70 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.