Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Express LT
Build 1GNSGCF4-C · 5.3L 8cyl · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GNSGCF4 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 1GNSGCF4 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 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
- 5.3 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LMF - Flex Fuel (Gas/Alc), High Outpput, Iron.
- Valve train
- Overhead Valve (OHV)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- 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 1GNSGCF4 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | SGCF4 | 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 |
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GNSGCF4-C shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- 1GNSGCF4 9C1103455
- 1GNSGCF4 2C1145661
- 1GNSGCF4 5C1112461
- 1GNSGCF4 3C1179513
- 1GNSGCF4 0C1126896
- 1GNSGCF4 9C1136794
- 1GNSGCF4 1C1118600
- 1GNSGCF4 8C1119517
- 1GNSGCF4 2C1138872
- 1GNSGCF4 6C1124053
- 1GNSGCF4 6C1155142
- 1GNSGCF4 3C1125712
- 1GNSGCF4 3C1178040
- 1GNSGCF4 3C1157432
- 1GNSGCF4 0C1154889
- 1GNSGCF4 8C1154509
- 1GNSGCF4 8C1179409
- 1GNSGCF4 3C1144969
- 1GNSGCF4 4C1131180
- 1GNSGCF4 3C1138086
- 1GNSGCF4 2C1130285
- 1GNSGCF4 4C1153289
- 1GNSGCF4 9C1202132
- 1GNSGCF4 7C1102708
- 1GNSGCF4 7C1179871
- 1GNSGCF4 0C1156545
- 1GNSGCF4 7C1158518
- 1GNSGCF4 0C1151751
- 1GNSGCF4 4C1172554
- 1GNSGCF4 2C1119125
- 1GNSGCF4 5C1123833
- 1GNSGCF4 2C1133672
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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.