Factory build sheet
2018 Ford Escape SEL
Build 1FMCU9H9-J · 2L 4cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU9H9 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escape whose VIN starts 1FMCU9H9 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 254 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 254 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
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
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- 245 hp 2l i4
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 240 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- 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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Optional
- Crash imminent braking Optional
- Lane departure warning Optional
- Lane keeping assistance Optional
- Adaptive cruise control Optional
- Blind spot warning Optional
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMCU9H9 for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2013 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,168 vehicles code D $6,999
-
2018 You are here code J
- 2019 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 247 vehicles code K
- 2020 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 6,428 vehicles code L $16,998
- 2021 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,162 vehicles code M $18,187
- 2022 SEL 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 8,654 vehicles code N $22,281
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 | CU9H9 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 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 2018 Ford Escape as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Escape. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
254 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU9H9-J shares the specification above.
- 254 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.
- 2018 SEL 1.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 19,739 vehicles · $12,290 median
- 2018 Titanium 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 11,696 vehicles · $13,971 median
- 2019 S 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 10,907 vehicles · $12,390 median
- 2019 SE 1.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 17,662 vehicles · $11,985 median
- 2019 SE 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 869 vehicles · $12,645 median
Keep going
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 254 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.