Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Excursion Limited
Build 1FMNU42L-3 · 5.4L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMNU42L 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 1FMNU42L and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 18 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 18 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
- 5.4 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 260 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
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 1FMNU42L 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 | NU42L | 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 |
18 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMNU42L-3 shares the specification above.
- 18 Known VINs
- 1FMNU42L 93ED13690
- 1FMNU42L 43EB25367
- 1FMNU42L 43EA80981
- 1FMNU42L X3EC48199
- 1FMNU42L 63EC23879
- 1FMNU42L 73EB55463
- 1FMNU42L 33EA35708
- 1FMNU42L 93EB95883
- 1FMNU42L 73EB25184
- 1FMNU42L X3EB25289
- 1FMNU42L 73EA56853
- 1FMNU42L 53EA24970
- 1FMNU42L 83EB66567
- 1FMNU42L 03EA80878
- 1FMNU42L 73ED13770
- 1FMNU42L 23ED67851
- 1FMNU42L 53EC96354
- 1FMNU42L 53EA49769
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 18 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.