Factory build sheet
2021 Ford Escape SEL
Build 1FMCU9H9-M · 2L 4cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMCU9H9 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 1FMCU9H9 and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 3,165 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 3,165 known VINs
- 58 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
- GTDI
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 236 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 8
- 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 Optional
- 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.
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.
$18,187 median asking price · 73 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $9,995 Top 2% of listings $24,987
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) · 10,180 vehicles code D $6,999
- 2018 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 254 vehicles code J
- 2019 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 247 vehicles code K
- 2020 SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 6,436 vehicles code L $16,998
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2021 You are here code M $18,187
- 2022 SEL 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 8,662 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 | 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.
3,165 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMCU9H9-M shares the specification above.
- 3,165 Known VINs
- 58 Listed for sale now
- 73 Priced listings
- $18,187 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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.
- 2021 Titanium 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 4,607 vehicles · $20,985 median
- 2022 SE Fhev 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,315 vehicles · $20,900 median
- 2022 SEL Fhev 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 736 vehicles · $20,197 median
- 2022 SE PHEV 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,158 vehicles · $19,423 median
- 2022 SEL 1.5L 3-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 8,502 vehicles · $19,148 median
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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 73 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 3,165 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.