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Paint Codes






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).

















Paint Codes
The first set of letters/numbers listed indicate the vehicle primary body color code. The second set of letters/numbers listed (if applicable) indicate a two-tone or accent body color code.
- B5 - Harvest Gold, F-Series
- BN - Bright Amber, F-Series
- BY - School Bus Yellow, F-Series (Mexico build)
- EP - Vermillion, F-Series (Mexico sold units only)
- FV - Woodland Green, F-Series
- F1 - Vermillion (clear coat), F-Series
- GX - Dark Toreador Red, F-Series (Mexico sold units only)
- JM - Dark Toreador Red, F-Series
- KQ - Deep Wedgewood Blue, F-Series
- PB - Jewel Green, F-Series (Mexico sold units only)
- PK - Chesapeake Blue, F-Series (Mexico sold units only)
- R2 - Dark Teal (clear coat), F-Series
- UD - Ebony, F-Series
- UA - Ebony, Excursion
- TX - Bright Silver, F-Series (Mexico sold units only)
- YO - Oxford White, F-Series (Mexico sold units only)
- Z1 - Oxford White (clear coat), F-Series
- Z3 - Silver Metallic, F-Series
- AQ - Arizona Beige, Excursion
- B4 - Autumn Brown, Excursion
- FL - Toreador Red, Excursion
- FU - Dark Satin Green, Excursion
- LL - Deep Wedgewood Blue, Excursion
- SP - Medium Steel Blue, Excursion
- ST - Estate Green, Excursion
- YN - Silver Metallic, Excursion
- YZ - Oxford White, Excursion