Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Express LT
Build 1GNSHCF4-C · 5.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GNSHCF4 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 1GNSHCF4 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 26 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 1GNSHCF4 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 | SHCF4 | 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 |
26 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GNSHCF4-C shares the specification above.
- 26 Known VINs
- 1GNSHCF4 8C1201762
- 1GNSHCF4 4C1121830
- 1GNSHCF4 7C1172366
- 1GNSHCF4 7C1143630
- 1GNSHCF4 4C1178626
- 1GNSHCF4 1C1142389
- 1GNSHCF4 4C1122220
- 1GNSHCF4 1C1191902
- 1GNSHCF4 4C1178075
- 1GNSHCF4 XC1133240
- 1GNSHCF4 4C1151474
- 1GNSHCF4 1C1158513
- 1GNSHCF4 0C1152248
- 1GNSHCF4 XC1125204
- 1GNSHCF4 3C1177709
- 1GNSHCF4 0C1127026
- 1GNSHCF4 5C1121092
- 1GNSHCF4 5C1108066
- 1GNSHCF4 3C1142121
- 1GNSHCF4 3C1154043
- 1GNSHCF4 1C1158298
- 1GNSHCF4 0C1200685
- 1GNSHCF4 4C1192588
- 1GNSHCF4 9C1130765
- 1GNSHCF4 7C1157379
- 1GNSHCF4 0C1120092
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 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.