Factory build sheet
2011 Subaru Outback Limited +M/R+/Navi
Build 4S4BRCLC-B · 2.5L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4BRCLC and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Outback whose VIN starts 4S4BRCLC and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 646 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 646 known VINs
- 5 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
- 2.5 L
- Engine model
- 2.5 NA U6
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
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 4S4BRCLC for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 Limited+M/R+/Navi 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 166 vehicles code A $7,877
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2011 You are here code B
- 2012 Limited +M/R+/Navi 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 472 vehicles code C $5,999
- 2013 Limited +M/R+/Navi 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 702 vehicles code D $5,995
- 2014 Limited +CWP+M/R 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,697 vehicles code E $9,995
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 | BRCLC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | B | Model year — 2011 |
| 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 2011 Subaru Outback as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
16 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2011 Outback. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
646 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4BRCLC-B shares the specification above.
- 646 Known VINs
- 5 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 Outback, 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.
- 2011 Base 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 66 vehicles
- 2011 Premium + CWP 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 74 vehicles
- 2011 Premium +M/R+CWP 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 98 vehicles
- 2011 Limited + 6CD HK 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 486 vehicles · $5,998 median
- 2011 Limited + 6CD HK 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 90 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 646 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.