Factory build sheet

2021 Ford Escape Titanium PHEV

Build 1FMCU0LZ-M · 2.5L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU0LZ and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Escape whose VIN starts 1FMCU0LZ and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 345 of them.

  • Decoded Sep 9, 2026
  • 345 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
2.5 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
HEV/PHEV
Engine manufacturer
Ford
Fuel type
Electric
Electrification
Plug-in hybrid

Drivetrain

Drive type
4x2
Transmission
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
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 Standard
  • Lane departure warning Standard
  • Lane keeping assistance Standard
  • Adaptive cruise control Standard
  • Blind spot warning Standard

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 1FMCU0LZ for 2 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 CU0LZ Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 M Model year — 2021
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 2021 Ford Escape as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

19 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Escape. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

345 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU0LZ-M shares the specification above.

  • 345 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.

Browse all 345 VINs of this build →

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.

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