Factory build sheet
2001 Ford Escape XLS
Build 1FMYU01B-1 · 2L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMYU01B 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 1FMYU01B and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 101 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 101 known VINs
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 manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- 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 1FMYU01B for 2 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
- 2002 XLS 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 115 vehicles code 2
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 | YU01B | 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.
101 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMYU01B-1 shares the specification above.
- 101 Known VINs
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 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 394 vehicles
- 2001 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 78 vehicles
- 2001 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,558 vehicles · $3,753 median
- 2002 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 42 vehicles
- 2002 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 555 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 101 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.