Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Escape XLT
Build 1FMCU931-4 · 3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU931 and position 10 reads 4. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escape whose VIN starts 1FMCU931 and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 894 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 894 known VINs
- 6 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Escape XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,515 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
- 4
- 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.
$7,998 median asking price · 5 listings · as of Sep 6, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 5 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 1FMCU931 for 5 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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2004 You are here code 4 $7,998
- 2005 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,417 vehicles code 5
- 2006 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,024 vehicles code 6
- 2007 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,087 vehicles code 7 $4,999
- 2008 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,261 vehicles code 8 $4,995
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 | CU931 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 4 | Model year — 2004 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
894 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU931-4 shares the specification above.
- 894 Known VINs
- 6 Listed for sale now
- 5 Priced listings
- $7,998 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.
- 2004 Limited 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 705 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 664 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 61 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 463 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 773 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 5 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated September 6, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 894 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.