Factory build sheet

2018 Chevrolet Spark LS

Build KL8CB65A-J · 1.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Hatchback

VIN positions 1 through 8 read KL8CB65A and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Spark whose VIN starts KL8CB65A and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 1 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
1.4 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
LV7 - MFI, Variable Valve Timing, ALUM, GEN 1 VAR
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
Front-wheel drive
Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Seats
4
Seat rows
2
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.

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 KL8 GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 CB65A Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 J Model year — 2018
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

1 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to KL8CB65A-J shares the specification above.

  • 1 Known VINs

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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 1 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.