Vehicle Certification (VC) Label
KPU 50 States Calibration
KFG 50 States Calibration
Vehicle Certification (VC) Label, Part 1:
Vehicle Certification (VC) Label, Part 2:
The upper portion of 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 (VC) LABEL REFERENCE
Exterior Paint Code:
The first set of paint code digits listed indicate the vehicle primary body color. If applicable, the second set of paint code digits indicate a two-tone or accent color. All colors are base coat/clear coat.
- BQ - Light Parchment Gold (primary/two-tone color)
- DT - Matador Red
- E4 - Vermilion Red
- FS - Spruce Green
- L2 - True Blue
- LV - Light Sapphire Blue
- ST - Estate Green
- SU - Amazon Green
- TS - Silver Frost (primary/two-tone color)
- UA - Ebony
- WT - Performance White
- TK - Mineral Gray (two-tone color)
Wheelbase Code:
- 121 - 121-inch wheelbase
Interior Trim Code:
The first digit listed indicates the interior trim code. The second digit listed indicates the interior trim color code.
The interior trim codes are:
- 2 - Nudo Leather
- E - Nudo 2 Leather
- G - Cedar Cloth (LX)
- H - Cedar Cloth
The interior trim colors are:
- 2 - Medium Graphite
- H - Medium Parchment
Tape/Paint Stripe Code:
Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.
Radio Code:
- 7 - AM/FM stereo with clock
- 9 - AM/FM stereo with cassette and clock
- K - Premium AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player, cassette and clock
- T - Premium AM/FM stereo with six-disc compact disc (CD) changer
Axle Code:
- 15 - 3.56 gear ratio
Transmission Code:
- N - Four-speed automatic overdrive (AX4N)
Spring Code:
The spring codes are listed as a two-part code. The first set of digits lists the front spring codes. The second set of digits lists the rear spring codes.
The front spring codes are:
- D - XF22-5310-DB - Left front coil
- E - XF22-5310-EB - Right front coil
The rear spring codes are:
- C - IF22-5534-C - Catchword DZD
- D - IF22-5534-D - Catchword EZE
- E - IF22-5534-E - Catchword AZA
- A - IF22-5534-A - Catchword VAN
Powertrain Calibration Information
Powertrain Calibration Information:
NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of five characters per line on the vehicle certification label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than five characters will wrap to the second line on the VC label.
Powertrain calibration information is printed in the lower right corner of the vehicle certification label. Only the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, they can be found in On Line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS). For the current model year, Ford Motor Company is using three different protocols which describe powertrain base calibration. These protocols are designed to provide worldwide standardization for vehicle calibration. If the electronic calibration strategy has been used since 1998 and carried into the current model year, Protocol 1 will be used. Refer to Protocol 1. If the electronic calibration strategy has been used since 1999 and is carried into the current model year, Protocol 2 will be used. Refer to Protocol 2. For electronic calibration strategies introduced in 2000 or later model years, Protocol 3 is used. Refer to Protocol 3.
Protocol 1:
Protocol 1
Protocol 2:
Protocol 2
Protocol 3, Part 1:
Protocol 3, Part 2:
Protocol 3
The following offers a more detailed explanation of the coding strategy for Protocol 3.
Model Year
- 0 - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
Vehicle Line
- A3 - Windstar
Transmission
- 1 - Automatic transmission
Unique Calibration
The Emission/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. Unique calibration identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other calibration-significant factors.
These two characters are chosen by the analyst to provide easily identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a two-valve engine versus the number 4 to denote a four-valve engine.
Fleet Code
- 0 - Certification (U.S. 4K. final sale in an export market)
- 1 - HDGE/Dyno
- 2 - Fast AMA, U.S.
- 3 - ADP, U.S.
- 4 - Not assigned
- 5 - Not assigned
- 6 - Evaporative emissions
- 7 - MACAA
- 8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
- 9 - Not assigned
Certification Region
Where multiple regions are included in one calibration, the lead region will be the only listing.
- 5 - U.S fifty states
- A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
- B - U.S. California standard, includes U.S. green states
- C - Canada
- D - China
- E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom)
- F - Extended European Community (E plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia)
- G - Gulf Cooperative Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE)
- H - Hong Kong
- J - Japan
- K - Korea
- L - Malaysia
- M - Mexico
- N - New Zealand
- P - Australia
- Q - South America (Brazil)
- S - Singapore
- T - Taiwan
- U - South America (unleaded fuel regions)
- V - Vietnam
- X - Rest of World (ROW)
- Y - Military
- Z - Israel
Revision Level (not printed on label)
- 91-99 - Hardware and certification level
- 01-04 - Preliminary levels
- 00 - Job 1 production (initial certification)
- 05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- OB - Durability test level
- BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)