Factory build sheet
2012 Subaru Legacy Limited + M/R + 6CD HK
Build 4S3BMFK6-C · 2.5L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S3BMFK6 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 4S3BMFK6 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 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
- 2.5Turbo U4
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- 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 4S3BMFK6 for 3 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 | BMFK6 | 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.
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S3BMFK6-C shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 4S3BMFK6 6C1002268
- 4S3BMFK6 3C1041240
- 4S3BMFK6 9C1003883
- 4S3BMFK6 6C1006059
- 4S3BMFK6 8C1004197
- 4S3BMFK6 7C1019757
- 4S3BMFK6 9C1039069
- 4S3BMFK6 3C1035230
- 4S3BMFK6 4C1008439
- 4S3BMFK6 XC1012950
- 4S3BMFK6 7C1033514
- 4S3BMFK6 2C1002784
- 4S3BMFK6 4C1019196
- 4S3BMFK6 1C1003926
- 4S3BMFK6 6C1035285
- 4S3BMFK6 XC1002404
- 4S3BMFK6 8C1002014
- 4S3BMFK6 8C1031285
- 4S3BMFK6 2C1033100
- 4S3BMFK6 5C1019255
- 4S3BMFK6 8C1014521
- 4S3BMFK6 1C1004588
- 4S3BMFK6 9C1030355
- 4S3BMFK6 9C1017640
- 4S3BMFK6 7C1042813
- 4S3BMFK6 0C1033032
- 4S3BMFK6 6C1034329
- 4S3BMFK6 8C1018701
- 4S3BMFK6 1C1009094
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.
- 2013 Base 2.5L · Sedan saloon 253 vehicles · $7,199 median
- 2013 Base 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 820 vehicles · $5,999 median
- 2013 Premium 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 452 vehicles · $5,999 median
- 2013 Premium + M/R + CWP + 6CD 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 62 vehicles
- 2013 Limited + M/R + Navi + 6CD 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 238 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 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.