Factory build sheet
2001 Ford Escape XLS
Build 1FMCU021-1 · 3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU021 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escape whose VIN starts 1FMCU021 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 28 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 28 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2001 Ford Escape XLS 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (394 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- 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)
- Doors
- 5
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMCU021 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 | 1FM | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CU021 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 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 2001 Ford Escape as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
15 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2001 Escape. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
28 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU021-1 shares the specification above.
- 28 Known VINs
- 1FMCU021 91KA26573
- 1FMCU021 61KB53829
- 1FMCU021 31KA73985
- 1FMCU021 71KB71594
- 1FMCU021 11KC23625
- 1FMCU021 51KB92282
- 1FMCU021 51KA70778
- 1FMCU021 21KB81496
- 1FMCU021 X1KA26064
- 1FMCU021 31KE86084
- 1FMCU021 81KC40910
- 1FMCU021 41KA58492
- 1FMCU021 71KC22978
- 1FMCU021 01KE57335
- 1FMCU021 51KC22994
- 1FMCU021 71KA21307
- 1FMCU021 61KA00061
- 1FMCU021 71KA70829
- 1FMCU021 31KA69399
- 1FMCU021 11KE78081
- 1FMCU021 21KA69216
- 1FMCU021 41KA70786
- 1FMCU021 81KA26273
- 1FMCU021 01KB41627
- 1FMCU021 71KA66800
- 1FMCU021 01KE77939
- 1FMCU021 41KE57645
- 1FMCU021 61KB74440
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Escape, 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.
- 2001 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 169 vehicles
- 2001 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 723 vehicles · $6,590 median
- 2001 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 41 vehicles
- 2001 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 101 vehicles
- 2001 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,558 vehicles · $3,753 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 28 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.