Factory build sheet
2012 Chevrolet Volt Standard
Build 1G1RC6E4-C · 1.4L 4cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1RC6E4 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Volt whose VIN starts 1G1RC6E4 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 117 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 117 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2012 Chevrolet Volt Standard 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback (1,283 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- Engine model
- LUU - FFV, E-Flex, FAM
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Electrification
- Plug-in hybrid
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- 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 1G1RC6E4 for 5 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 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | RC6E4 | 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 |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Chevrolet Volt as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
117 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1RC6E4-C shares the specification above.
- 117 Known VINs
- 2 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 Volt, 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.
- 2012 Premium 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 2,329 vehicles · $7,995 median
- 2012 Standard 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 179 vehicles
- 2012 Premium 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 125 vehicles
- 2012 Premium 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 382 vehicles · $5,995 median
- 2013 Standard 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 113 vehicles
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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 117 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.