Factory build sheet

2002 Ford Escape XLT

Build 1FMCUD04-3 · 3.8L 6cyl

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCUD04 and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Escape XLT whose VIN starts 1FMCUD04 and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 1 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
3.8 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine manufacturer
Ford
Valve train
Overhead Valve (OHV)
Horsepower
200 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Brake system
Hydraulic

Body & chassis

NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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 CUD04 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 3 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 XLT as a whole rather than this build alone.

Rollover

★★★ ★★ 3 / 5

10 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2002 Escape XLT. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

1 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCUD04-3 shares the specification above.

  • 1 Known VINs

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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 1 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.