Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Escape XLS
Build 1FMCU021-2 · 3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU021 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 1FMCU021 and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 42 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 42 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Escape XLS 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (321 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
- 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 | 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.
42 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU021-2 shares the specification above.
- 42 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMCU021 92KC84058
- 1FMCU021 32KD81093
- 1FMCU021 12KC75998
- 1FMCU021 22KB54784
- 1FMCU021 12KB64271
- 1FMCU021 62KD23530
- 1FMCU021 82KB54501
- 1FMCU021 62KD09921
- 1FMCU021 72KD33886
- 1FMCU021 92KC30209
- 1FMCU021 X2KA17169
- 1FMCU021 52KB66315
- 1FMCU021 32KD51298
- 1FMCU021 92KD66744
- 1FMCU021 42KB30079
- 1FMCU021 32KA68464
- 1FMCU021 72KD09636
- 1FMCU021 02KD84727
- 1FMCU021 22KC77548
- 1FMCU021 92KA68551
- 1FMCU021 02KA51184
- 1FMCU021 82KA28848
- 1FMCU021 32KA52264
- 1FMCU021 02KC85714
- 1FMCU021 22KC84659
- 1FMCU021 42KA15031
- 1FMCU021 82KB52702
- 1FMCU021 42KA07477
- 1FMCU021 02KA07590
- 1FMCU021 02KB37885
- 1FMCU021 02KA24924
- 1FMCU021 62KA93648
- 1FMCU021 82KA80044
- 1FMCU021 22KB53120
- 1FMCU021 42KC47371
- 1FMCU021 82KB12572
- 1FMCU021 62KDN1960
- 1FMCU021 62KC27753
- 1FMCU021 42KB25707
- 1FMCU021 82KC71589
- 1FMCU021 92KA45691
- 1FMCU021 02KB99528
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 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 387 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,054 vehicles · $5,000 median
- 2002 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 556 vehicles
- 2002 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 321 vehicles
- 2003 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 44 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 42 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.