Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Escape XLS
Build 1FMCU011-2 · 3L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU011 and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escape whose VIN starts 1FMCU011 and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 26 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Escape XLS 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (556 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)
- Horsepower
- 201 hp
- 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.
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 | CU011 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 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 2002 Ford Escape as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
10 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2002 Escape. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
26 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU011-2 shares the specification above.
- 26 Known VINs
- 1FMCU011 92KA36930
- 1FMCU011 32KD11817
- 1FMCU011 42KC38803
- 1FMCU011 82KB44620
- 1FMCU011 62KB12801
- 1FMCU011 22KB12472
- 1FMCU011 22KD82480
- 1FMCU011 12KC46776
- 1FMCU011 62KD52723
- 1FMCU011 12KA17434
- 1FMCU011 32KB29751
- 1FMCU011 92KD66941
- 1FMCU011 72KA27479
- 1FMCU011 92KD99728
- 1FMCU011 92KC72599
- 1FMCU011 92KB97925
- 1FMCU011 12KC76778
- 1FMCU011 X2KA95405
- 1FMCU011 22KA08757
- 1FMCU011 22KD09786
- 1FMCU011 X2KD98846
- 1FMCU011 72KB01127
- 1FMCU011 42KD49190
- 1FMCU011 62KC17239
- 1FMCU011 62KA07899
- 1FMCU011 32KB24274
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.
- 2002 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 42 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 387 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,056 vehicles · $5,000 median
- 2002 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 115 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,259 vehicles · $3,750 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 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.