Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Express
Build 1GB3G2CL-C · 6.6L 8cyl · Incomplete - Cutaway
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GB3G2CL 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 1GB3G2CL and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 16 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 16 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 | 3G2CL | 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 |
16 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GB3G2CL-C shares the specification above.
- 16 Known VINs
- 1GB3G2CL XC1183467
- 1GB3G2CL 2C1106219
- 1GB3G2CL 5C1177852
- 1GB3G2CL 3C1179793
- 1GB3G2CL 1C1106616
- 1GB3G2CL 9C1106590
- 1GB3G2CL 6C1126246
- 1GB3G2CL XC1179984
- 1GB3G2CL 7C1163127
- 1GB3G2CL 0C1199869
- 1GB3G2CL 2C1107421
- 1GB3G2CL 2C1179025
- 1GB3G2CL 9C1132588
- 1GB3G2CL 0C1184708
- 1GB3G2CL 9C1177739
- 1GB3G2CL 0C1154351
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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 16 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.