Factory build sheet
2001 Ford Escape XLT
Build 1FMCU041-1 · 3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU041 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 1FMCU041 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 722 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 722 known VINs
- 5 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2001 Ford Escape XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,558 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.
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.
$6,590 median asking price · 7 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 7 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMCU041 for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2001 You are here code 1 $6,590
- 2002 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,054 vehicles code 2 $5,000
- 2003 Limited 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 239 vehicles code 3
- 2004 Limited 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 277 vehicles code 4
- 2005 Limited 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 363 vehicles code 5
- 2006 Limited 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 259 vehicles code 6
- 2007 Limited 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 340 vehicles code 7 $2,950
- 2008 Limited 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,368 vehicles code 8 $5,990
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 | CU041 | 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.
722 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU041-1 shares the specification above.
- 722 Known VINs
- 5 Listed for sale now
- 7 Priced listings
- $6,590 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 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 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 41 vehicles
- 2001 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 426 vehicles
- 2001 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 101 vehicles
- 2001 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 78 vehicles
- 2002 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 42 vehicles
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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 7 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 722 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.