Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Escape XLT
Build 1FMCU031-5 · 3L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU031 and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escape whose VIN starts 1FMCU031 and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 771 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 771 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2005 Ford Escape XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (3,285 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
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 200 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
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMCU031 for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2001 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 169 vehicles code 1
- 2002 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 387 vehicles code 2
- 2003 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 220 vehicles code 3
- 2004 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 346 vehicles code 4
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2005 You are here code 5
- 2006 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 661 vehicles code 6 $5,999
- 2007 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 786 vehicles code 7
- 2008 XLT 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 7,600 vehicles code 8 $5,883
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 | CU031 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 5 | Model year — 2005 |
| 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 2005 Ford Escape as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2005 Escape. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
771 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU031-5 shares the specification above.
- 771 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
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.
- 2005 Limited 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 363 vehicles
- 2005 XLS 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 88 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,416 vehicles · $3,995 median
- 2005 HEV 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 282 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 152 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 771 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.