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Paint Codes










The VC label is located on the left-hand front door edge.



The first set of numbers/letters 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.


- AQ - Arizona Beige (clear coat), F-Series

- BY - School Bus Yellow, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- CX - Dark Shadow Gray (clear coat), F-Series

- Fl - Vermilion Red (clear coat), F-Series

- EP - Vermilion Red Solid, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- FN - Dark Toreador Red, F-Series

- GX - Dark Toreador Red, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- L2 - True Blue (clear coat)

- LR - Sapphire Blue (clear coat), F-Series

- PB - Jewel Green, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- PK - Chesapeake Blue, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- PY - Highland Green (waterborne), F-Series

- UD - Ebony, F-Series

- TX - Bright Silver, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- YO - Oxford White, Mexico sold only, F-Series

- Zi - Oxford White, Mexico build U.S. sold, F-Series

- Zi - Oxford White (clear coat), F-Series

- Z3 - Silver Metallic (clear coat), F-Series

- FL - Toreador Red, Excursion

- JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Excursion

- LD - Medium Wedgewood Blue, Excursion

- P5 - Aspen Green, Excursion

- ST - Estate Green, Excursion TK - Mineral Gray, Excursion