Factory build sheet
1996 Subaru Legacy LS
Build 4S3BK455-T · 2.2L · All-wheel drive · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S3BK455 and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Legacy whose VIN starts 4S3BK455 and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 26 known VINs
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
- 2.2 L
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Wagon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Series
- B line
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC
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 | 4S3 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BK455 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | T | Model year — 1996 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
26 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S3BK455-T shares the specification above.
- 26 Known VINs
- 4S3BK455 5T7933614
- 4S3BK455 6T7317842
- 4S3BK455 4T7305964
- 4S3BK455 0T7933617
- 4S3BK455 0T7312765
- 4S3BK455 9T7935835
- 4S3BK455 5T7930857
- 4S3BK455 3T7935149
- 4S3BK455 XT7935164
- 4S3BK455 9T7305832
- 4S3BK455 8T7936877
- 4S3BK455 XT7933446
- 4S3BK455 1T7934078
- 4S3BK455 8T7934353
- 4S3BK455 1T7306344
- 4S3BK455 6T7938756
- 4S3BK455 4T7311408
- 4S3BK455 4T7313014
- 4S3BK455 3T7933725
- 4S3BK455 3T7935667
- 4S3BK455 8T7936166
- 4S3BK455 9T7937262
- 4S3BK455 6T7302970
- 4S3BK455 4T7933913
- 4S3BK455 2T7936602
- 4S3BK455 7T7312505
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Legacy, 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 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.