Vehicle Identification Number

IDENTIFICATION CODES

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 the dash. The VIN number is also found on the Vehicle Certification (VC) label.







Vehicle Identification Number
The first three VIN positions are the world manufacturer identifier.
^ 1FA - Ford, USA, passenger car.
^ 3FA - Ford, Mexico, passenger car.







The fourth VIN position is the vehicle restraint system type code.
^ L - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger air bags.
^ F - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger air bags.
^ K - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger second generation air bags.
^ B - Dual air bag delete (Mexico only).







Positions 5 through 7 indicate vehicle line, series and body type.
^ P11 - Coupe, LX 2 - door.
^ P13 - Sedan, LS 4 - door.







The eighth VIN position is the engine displacement and number of cylinders code.
^ 3 - 2.0L, EFI (DOHC), ZETEC four cylinder.
^ P - 2.0L, SP1 2000.







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







The tenth VIN position is the model year code.
^ Y - 2000.







The eleventh VIN position is the assembly plant code.
^ S - Pilot Plant, Allen Park, Michigan (USA).
^ R - Hermosillo (Mexico).







The last six VIN positions are the production sequence number.
^ Ford-100001.