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The Vehicle Certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement, and the VIN. It also includes Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings (GVWR).

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL REFERENCE


Paint Code:






Exterior paint codes may be listed as a two-part code. The first set of characters listed indicate the vehicle primary body color code. The second set of characters listed (if applicable) indicated a two-tone or accent body color code.
^ B5 - Harvest Gold
^ BN - Bright Amber
^ BY - School Bus Yellow (Mexico only)
^ EP - Vermilion (Mexico only)
^ FN - Toreador Red
^ GX - Dark Toreador Red (Mexico only)
^ L2 - True Blue (clear coat)
^ PB - Jewel Green (Mexico only)
^ PK - Chesapeake Blue (Mexico only)
^ PY - Highland Green (waterborne)
^ R2 - Dark Teal (clear coat)
^ F1 - Vermilion
^ Y0 - Oxford White (Mexico only)
^ UA - Ebony
^ TX - Bright Silver (Mexico only)
^ Z1 - Oxford White (clear coat)
^ Z3 - Silver Metallic
^ AQ - Arizona Beige (Excursion)
^ B4 - Autumn Brown (Excursion)
^ FL - Toreador Red (Excursion)
^ EU - Dark Green Satin (Excursion)
^ LL - Deep Wedgewood Blue (Excursion)
^ SP - Medium Steel Blue (Excursion)
^ ST - Estate Green (Excursion)
^ YN - Silver Metallic (Excursion)
^ YZ - Oxford White (Excursion)


Wheelbase:






^ 137 - 137-inch wheelbase (F-Series, Excursion)
^ 141 - 141-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 142 - 142-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 156 - 156-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 162 - 162-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 165 - 165-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 172 - 172-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 176 - 176-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 189 - 189-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 200 - 200-inch wheelbase (F-Series)
^ 201 - 201-inch wheelbase (F-Series)


Interior Trim:






Interior trim codes are listed as a two-part code. The first character listed identifies the trim type. The second character listed identifies the interior trim color.

Interior Trim Type
^ V - Vinyl bench seat (F-Series)
^ K - Knitted vinyl bench seat (F-Series)
^ C - Cloth bench seat (F-Series Excursion)
^ F - Cloth captains chairs (Excursion only)
^ F - Flight bench seat (Mexico sold F-Series XLT only)
^ G - High back cloth individual seats (F-Series)
^ H - High back knitted vinyl individual seats (F-Series)
^ J - High back vinyl individual seats (F-Series)
^ 3 - Cloth 40/20/40 seats (F-Series, Excursion)
^ D - Cloth 40/20/40 seats with integrated restraints (F-Series)
^ 8 - Leather 40/20/40 seats (F-Series)
^ 9 - Leather 40/20/40 seats with integrated restraints (F-Series)
^ 2 - Cloth captains chairs (F-Series)
^ 6 - Cloth captains chairs with integrated restraints (F-Series)
^ 4 - Leather captains chairs (F-Series, Excursion)
^ 7 - Leather captains chairs with integrated restraints (F-Series)
^ 5 - Leather quad captains chairs (F-Series)

Interior Trim Color
^ 2 - Medium Graphite
^ H - Medium Parchment
^ R - Dark Denim Blue (F-250 - F-550)


Tape/Paint Stripe:






^ D - Silver Metallic/Dark Toreador Red/Silver Metallic, XLT, F-Series
^ E - Harvest Gold/Sandalwood/Harvest Gold, Lariat, F-Series
^ F - Ebony/Harvest Gold/Ebony, Lariat, F-Series
^ W - Cordovan/Harvest Gold/Cordovan, Super Crew Appearance Package, F-Series


Spring Codes:






Springs codes are listed as a two-part code. The first character listed is for the front springs. The second code listed is for the rear springs. Auxiliary rear springs may also be listed.

Front Springs - F-Series
^ Base part number - 5310 (RH/LH)
^ Pre-fix F81A
^ B-Suffix BA
^ C-Suffix CA
^ D-Suffix DA
^ E-Suffix EA
^ F-Suffix FA
^ G-Suffix GA
^ H-Suffix HA
^ I-Suffix RA
^ J-Suffix SA
^ K-Suffix TA
^ L-Suffix UA
^ R-Suffix ABD
^ S-Suffix ACD
^ T-Suffix ADD
^ U-Suffix AED
^ V-Suffix AFD
^ W-Suffix AGD
^ X-Suffix AHD

Front Springs - Excursion
^ Base part number 5310 (RH/LH)
^ Pre-fix YC35
^ B-Suffix AB
^ C-Suffix AC
^ D-Suffix AD
^ G-Suffix G
^ H-Suffix H
^ S-Suffix S

Rear Springs - F-Series
^ Base part number 5560 (RH/LH)
^ Pre-fix-F81A
^ A-Suffix AC
^ B-Suffix BE
^ C-Suffix CD
^ D-Suffix DB
^ E-Suffix EB
^ Base part number - 5A975 (RH/LH)
^ M-Suffix AC
^ N-Suffix BD

Auxiliary Springs - F-Series
^ A - YC35-588-A (wide frame)
^ D - F81A-5588-D (narrow frame)

Rear Springs - Excursion
^ Base part number - 5560 (RH/LH)
^ Pre-fix - YC35
^ A-Suffix A