Factory build sheet
2012 Subaru Outback Premium +CWP
Build 4S4BRDCC-C · 3.6L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4BRDCC and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Outback whose VIN starts 4S4BRDCC and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 51 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 51 known VINs
- 1 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
- 3.6 L
- Engine model
- 3.6NA U5
- 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
- 4
- 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 4S4BRDCC 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 | 4S4 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BRDCC | 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 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 2012 Outback. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
51 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4BRDCC-C shares the specification above.
- 51 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 4S4BRDCC XC2201193
- 4S4BRDCC 6C2253176
- 4S4BRDCC XC2226837
- 4S4BRDCC 6C2227399
- 4S4BRDCC 0C2223302
- 4S4BRDCC 9C2275270
- 4S4BRDCC 9C2204179
- 4S4BRDCC 0C2261709
- 4S4BRDCC 4C2210469
- 4S4BRDCC 6C2293029
- 4S4BRDCC 3C2301748
- 4S4BRDCC XC2249860
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2256687
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2224323
- 4S4BRDCC XC2300631
- 4S4BRDCC 5C2254478
- 4S4BRDCC 9C2249994
- 4S4BRDCC 1C2213121
- 4S4BRDCC 0C2237121
- 4S4BRDCC 3C2243270
- 4S4BRDCC 7C2255521
- 4S4BRDCC 1C2287185
- 4S4BRDCC 3C2249201
- 4S4BRDCC 7C2253137
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2263008
- 4S4BRDCC 0C2275576
- 4S4BRDCC 1C2236866
- 4S4BRDCC 0C2246305
- 4S4BRDCC 9C2236341
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2297031
- 4S4BRDCC XC2268750
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2274476
- 4S4BRDCC 4C2298164
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2253692
- 4S4BRDCC 8C2251316
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2297398
- 4S4BRDCC 3C2271263
- 4S4BRDCC 0C2252511
- 4S4BRDCC 5C2268333
- 4S4BRDCC 3C2248095
- 4S4BRDCC 7C2299616
- 4S4BRDCC 4C2300298
- 4S4BRDCC XC2295365
- 4S4BRDCC 3C2258948
- 4S4BRDCC XC2285127
- 4S4BRDCC 5C2237373
- 4S4BRDCC XC2287752
- 4S4BRDCC 8C2233639
- 4S4BRDCC 6C2240752
- 4S4BRDCC 6C2223126
- 4S4BRDCC 2C2247584
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.
- 2012 Premium +M/R+CWP 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 45 vehicles
- 2012 Premium +M/R+CWP+6CD HK 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 55 vehicles
- 2012 Limited +6CD HK 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 319 vehicles · $9,999 median
- 2012 Limited +M/R+/Navi 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,003 vehicles · $6,999 median
- 2012 Premium 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 21 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 51 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.