Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Ford/VIN Codes

Ford Motor Company uses the following VIN formats and codes.

American VIN format
Ford does not directly encode the platform name in the VIN, although much other information is included there. Instead, the company uses a series number to identify a vehicle type. Ford's VIN format is as follows:

American restraint types
The restraint type is specified as character four of the American Ford VIN for passenger cars.

American GVWR codes 1981-1997
The GVWR class and brake type is specified as character four of the American Ford VIN for light trucks.

Passenger Car Identifiers
The passenger car Identifier is specified in position five of the American Ford VIN for passenger cars.

Passenger Cars, Light Trucks, & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles
The model type is specified in positions five through seven of the American Ford VIN. The first position specifies the model line or marque, the next is the series, the last is the vehicle type. The type often indicates the engine size, driven wheels, body style, and similar factors.


 * Note: Only US-built Mazda 6 models are shown here as they used a Ford-style VIN structure. Japanese-built Mazda 6 models ('06-'07 Mazdaspeed 6) are not shown here as they used a Mazda-style VIN structure.

GVWR=Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses
The model type is specified in positions five through seven of the American Ford VIN. The first position specifies the model line, the next is the series, the last is the vehicle type. The type often indicates the engine size, driven wheels, body style, and similar factors.

BBC=Bumper to Back of Cab

American engine codes
Ford encodes the engine type in character 8 of the VIN. The following table outlines the various engines encoded there:

Engine codes for passenger cars
CFI=Central Fuel Injection (Throttle-body Fuel Injection), EFI=Electronic Fuel Injection, SEFI=Sequential Multi-port Electronic Fuel Injection, H.O.=High Output, FFV=Flexible Fuel Vehicle, CNG=Compressed Natural Gas, PZEV=Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle, SPI=Split-port Induction (Variable-length intake manifold), VVT=Variable Valve Timing, VCT=Variable Cam Timing, Ti-VCT=Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing

Engine codes for light trucks
EFI=Electronic Fuel Injection, SEFI=Sequential Multi-port Electronic Fuel Injection, H.O.=High Output, FFV=Flexible Fuel Vehicle, CNG=Compressed Natural Gas, SPI=Split-port Induction (Variable-length intake manifold), VCT=Variable Cam Timing, Ti-VCT=Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing

Engine codes for commercial trucks
GFP=Gaseous Fuel Prep (Engine prepared for conversion to CNG or propane), CNG=Compressed Natural Gas, LPG=Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane Autogas)

North American Ford factories
See List of Ford factories IMMSA=Industrias Metalicas Monterrey SA

European factories
See List of Ford factories

Australian VIN format
Ford Australia have used the same basic system for chassis numbers on Australian assembled vehicles since the early 1960s. When Australia went to mandatory 17-digit VINs in 1989, the Ford chassis numbers became 17-digit VINs by the addition of 6FPAAA ahead of the original numbering system. With the exception of some L-series (Louisville) trucks fitted with other brands of engine, engine numbers match the VIN with the 6FPAAA omitted.

Australian platform origin
The platform code indicates the origin of the underlying platform on which the vehicle is built, even if the body was locally designed.

Australian production location
See also List of Ford factories