Factory build sheet
2013 Chevrolet Express LS
Build 1GNSHBF4-D · 5.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GNSHBF4 and position 10 reads D. 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 D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 19 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 19 known VINs
- 3 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 Output, 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
- 3
- 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 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 | SHBF4 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | D | Model year — 2013 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
19 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GNSHBF4-D shares the specification above.
- 19 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
- 1GNSHBF4 7D1105424
- 1GNSHBF4 9D1105201
- 1GNSHBF4 3D1192643
- 1GNSHBF4 0D1182894
- 1GNSHBF4 3D1104240
- 1GNSHBF4 1D1154361
- 1GNSHBF4 1D1179566
- 1GNSHBF4 8D1172713
- 1GNSHBF4 5D1124067
- 1GNSHBF4 2D1175901
- 1GNSHBF4 5D1122299
- 1GNSHBF4 2D1105010
- 1GNSHBF4 5D1194006
- 1GNSHBF4 3D1161148
- 1GNSHBF4 5D1129897
- 1GNSHBF4 1D1189692
- 1GNSHBF4 0D1142928
- 1GNSHBF4 3D1173364
- 1GNSHBF4 4D1192215
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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 19 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.