Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Excursion XLT
Build 1FMNU41S-3 · 6.8L 10cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMNU41S and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Excursion whose VIN starts 1FMNU41S and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 165 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 165 known VINs
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
- 6.8 L
- Cylinders
- 10
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 310 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 2G
- GVWR
- 8,001–9,000 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 1FMNU41S for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2000 XLT 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 467 vehicles code Y $9,995
- 2001 XLT 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 258 vehicles code 1 $7,000
- 2002 XLT 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 181 vehicles code 2
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2003 You are here code 3
- 2005 XLT 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 209 vehicles code 5 $16,200
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 | NU41S | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
165 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMNU41S-3 shares the specification above.
- 165 Known VINs
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 Excursion, 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.
- 2003 Limited 7.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 22 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 59 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 6.8L 10-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 60 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 7.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 24 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 6.8L 10-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 69 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 165 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.