Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Excursion Limited
Build 1FMNU42F-3 · 7.3L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMNU42F 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 1FMNU42F and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 22 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 22 known VINs
- 1 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
- 7.3 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Navistar
- Valve train
- Overhead Valve (OHV)
- Horsepower
- 250 hp
- Fuel type
- Diesel
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 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 1FMNU42F for 4 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 | NU42F | 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 |
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMNU42F-3 shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMNU42F 83EA06599
- 1FMNU42F 83EB25169
- 1FMNU42F 13EA06301
- 1FMNU42F 83EB25012
- 1FMNU42F 73EA80323
- 1FMNU42F 03EB25263
- 1FMNU42F 23EA80536
- 1FMNU42F X3EB25075
- 1FMNU42F 13EA92015
- 1FMNU42F 43EB25251
- 1FMNU42F 33EA49635
- 1FMNU42F 63EA16192
- 1FMNU42F X3EA08581
- 1FMNU42F 73EA80371
- 1FMNU42F 03EA24448
- 1FMNU42F 13EA80656
- 1FMNU42F 93EA80064
- 1FMNU42F 03EA91969
- 1FMNU42F 13EB25482
- 1FMNU42F 83EA35326
- 1FMNU42F 33EA06705
- 1FMNU42F 13EA92287
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 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 Limited 6.8L 10-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 344 vehicles · $12,999 median
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 32 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 6.8L 10-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 186 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 22 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.