Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Express LS
Build 1GNSHBF4-C · 5.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GNSHBF4 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 1GNSHBF4 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 22 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 22 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 - Flex Fuel (Gas/Alc), High Outpput, Iron.
- Valve train
- Overhead Valve (OHV)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
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.
- 2011 LS 5.3L 8cyl VAN · 25 vehicles code B
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2012 You are here 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 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GNSHBF4-C shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- 1GNSHBF4 3C1124583
- 1GNSHBF4 3C1175002
- 1GNSHBF4 4C1140601
- 1GNSHBF4 4C1132157
- 1GNSHBF4 0C1165883
- 1GNSHBF4 6C1140955
- 1GNSHBF4 4C1141604
- 1GNSHBF4 3C1139147
- 1GNSHBF4 8C1173018
- 1GNSHBF4 2C1174116
- 1GNSHBF4 4C1138976
- 1GNSHBF4 4C1138301
- 1GNSHBF4 5C1138176
- 1GNSHBF4 3C1118072
- 1GNSHBF4 9C1137984
- 1GNSHBF4 XC1130493
- 1GNSHBF4 4C1145880
- 1GNSHBF4 3C1173086
- 1GNSHBF4 XC1125052
- 1GNSHBF4 8C1138883
- 1GNSHBF4 XC1164983
- 1GNSHBF4 2C1141732
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 22 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.