Factory build sheet
2013 Chevrolet Sonic LS
Build 1G1JB5SH-D · 1.8L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1JB5SH and position 10 reads D. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sonic whose VIN starts 1G1JB5SH and carries D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 233 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 233 known VINs
- 1 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
- 1.8 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- LUW
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
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 1G1JB5SH for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2012 LS 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 535 vehicles code C $3,490
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2013 You are here code D
- 2014 LS 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 165 vehicles code E $7,205
- 2015 LS 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 159 vehicles code F
- 2016 LS 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 52 vehicles code G
- 2017 LS 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 2,989 vehicles code H $7,064
- 2018 LS 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 940 vehicles code J $6,995
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 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | JB5SH | 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 |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
6 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2013 Sonic. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
233 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1JB5SH-D shares the specification above.
- 233 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
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 Sonic, 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 233 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.