Factory build sheet
2009 Chevrolet HHR 2LT
Build 3GNCA53V-9 · 2.4L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3GNCA53V and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every HHR whose VIN starts 3GNCA53V and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,235 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,235 known VINs
- 26 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
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- LE9
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Fuel type
- Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)
Drivetrain
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$5,450 median asking price · 34 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $1,500 Top 2% of listings $10,887
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 | 3GN | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CA53V | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 2009 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
2,235 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3GNCA53V-9 shares the specification above.
- 2,235 Known VINs
- 26 Listed for sale now
- 34 Priced listings
- $5,450 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the HHR, 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.
- 2009 SS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 261 vehicles
- 2009 SS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 63 vehicles
- 2010 LS 2.2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 270 vehicles
- 2010 LT 2.2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 4,450 vehicles · $4,750 median
- 2010 SS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 116 vehicles · $9,888 median
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 34 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 2,235 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.