Factory build sheet
2012 Subaru Legacy Premium + M/R + CWP + 6CD HK
Build 4S3BMCH6-C · 2.5L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S3BMCH6 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Legacy whose VIN starts 4S3BMCH6 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 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
- 2.5 L
- Engine model
- 2.5NA U6
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S3BMCH6 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 | 4S3 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BMCH6 | 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 Subaru Legacy as a whole rather than this build alone.
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
16 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Legacy. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S3BMCH6-C shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 4S3BMCH6 3C3023038
- 4S3BMCH6 XC3015146
- 4S3BMCH6 8C3027912
- 4S3BMCH6 4C3010198
- 4S3BMCH6 XC3030682
- 4S3BMCH6 6C3024250
- 4S3BMCH6 9C3010701
- 4S3BMCH6 7C3014181
- 4S3BMCH6 4C3006801
- 4S3BMCH6 4C3018169
- 4S3BMCH6 9C3011962
- 4S3BMCH6 9C3003862
- 4S3BMCH6 7C3003164
- 4S3BMCH6 0C3010960
- 4S3BMCH6 XC3006771
- 4S3BMCH6 2C3019336
- 4S3BMCH6 XC3025630
- 4S3BMCH6 8C3035170
- 4S3BMCH6 1C3007954
- 4S3BMCH6 6C3022420
- 4S3BMCH6 3C3007650
- 4S3BMCH6 5C3013918
- 4S3BMCH6 6C3005469
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.
- 2012 Limited + 6CD HK 2.5L · Sedan saloon 116 vehicles
- 2012 Limited + M/R + 6CD HK 2.5L · Sedan saloon 499 vehicles · $5,999 median
- 2012 Limited + M/R + Navi 2.5L · Sedan saloon 102 vehicles
- 2012 Limited + 6CD HK 3.6L · Sedan saloon · AWD 75 vehicles
- 2012 Limited + M/R + 6CD HK 3.6L · Sedan saloon 39 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 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.