Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Express
Build 1GB3G2BL-C · 6.6L 8cyl · Incomplete - Cutaway
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GB3G2BL 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 1GB3G2BL and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 17 of them.
- Decoded Sep 9, 2026
- 17 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
- 6.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LGH
- Engine manufacturer
- DURAMAX
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Incomplete - Cutaway
- NHTSA body type
- INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- 3500 Cutaway
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 3
- GVWR
- 10,001–14,000 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 | 1GB | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 3G2BL | 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 |
17 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GB3G2BL-C shares the specification above.
- 17 Known VINs
- 1GB3G2BL 7C1167776
- 1GB3G2BL XC1169098
- 1GB3G2BL 0C1157946
- 1GB3G2BL 1C1168485
- 1GB3G2BL 1C1168132
- 1GB3G2BL 1C1114880
- 1GB3G2BL 2C1168849
- 1GB3G2BL 1C1168096
- 1GB3G2BL 9C1168668
- 1GB3G2BL 1C1198330
- 1GB3G2BL 5C1167596
- 1GB3G2BL XC1168274
- 1GB3G2BL 7C1133921
- 1GB3G2BL 2C1134023
- 1GB3G2BL 3C1167774
- 1GB3G2BL 6C1194175
- 1GB3G2BL 0C1134716
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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 17 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.