Factory build sheet
2021 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands
Build 3FMCR9D9-M · 2L 4cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3FMCR9D9 and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Bronco Sport whose VIN starts 3FMCR9D9 and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 8,613 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 8,613 known VINs
- 214 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Ford with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- GTDI
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 245 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$23,893 median asking price · 345 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $17,385 Top 2% of listings $31,980
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 3FMCR9D9 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 3FM | FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CR9D9 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
16 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Bronco Sport. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
8,613 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3FMCR9D9-M shares the specification above.
- 8,613 Known VINs
- 214 Listed for sale now
- 345 Priced listings
- $23,893 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Bronco Sport, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2021 First Edition 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,173 vehicles · $24,000 median
- 2022 Base 1.5L 3-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 4,637 vehicles · $20,013 median
- 2022 BIG Bend 1.5L 3-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 39,880 vehicles · $22,230 median
- 2022 Badlands 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 9,040 vehicles · $26,299 median
- 2023 Outer Banks 1.5L 3-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 20,811 vehicles · $27,435 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 345 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 8,613 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.