Vehicle Identification Number

Identification Code
The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a seventeen-digit combination of letters and numbers. The VIN is stamped on a metal tab riveted on the instrument panel, top upper left of dash. The VIN number is also found on the Vehicle Certification (VC) label.







Vehicle Identification Number
The first three Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) positions are the world manufacturer code.
- 3FA - Ford Motor Company, Mexico, passenger car







The fourth VIN position is the vehicle restraint system type code.
- B-Active safety belts - front and rear (Mexico only)
- L-Active safety belts - all positions, driver and passenger air bags







Positions 5 through 7 indicate vehicle line, series and body type.
- P11-Escort (Coupe)







The eighth VIN position is the engine displacement and number of cylinders code.
- 3-2.0 EFI (121 cu.in.) DOHC 4CYL







The ninth VIN position is the check digit code (0-9).







The tenth VIN position is the model year code.
- W-1998







The eleventh VIN position is the assembly plant code.
- R-Hermosillo, Mexico







The last six VIN positions are the production sequence number code.