Factory build sheet

2021 Subaru Ascent Premium 8+ES

Build 4S4WMABD-M · 2.4L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4WMABD and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Ascent whose VIN starts 4S4WMABD and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 385 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 385 known VINs
  • 4 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Subaru 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
Engine model
260 hp 24l h4
Turbocharged
Yes
Horsepower
260 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Seat rows
3
Manufacturer
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1D
GVWR
5,001–6,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Forward collision warning Standard
  • Crash imminent braking Standard
  • Lane departure warning Standard
  • Lane keeping assistance Standard
  • Adaptive cruise control Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

The same build, other model years

Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S4WMABD for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

$15,995 2019 $22,783 2020 $24,995 2022 $25,398 2023 $25,109 2024 $42,860 2026

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 4S4 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 WMABD Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 M Model year — 2021
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 2021 Subaru Ascent as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Ascent. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

385 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4WMABD-M shares the specification above.

  • 385 Known VINs
  • 4 Listed for sale now

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 385 VINs of this build →

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Ascent, 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 385 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.