Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Excursion Limited
Build 1FMSU43F-3 · 7.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMSU43F 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 1FMSU43F and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 146 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 146 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
- 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
- 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 2H
- GVWR
- 9,001–10,000 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 1FMSU43F 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 | SU43F | 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 |
146 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMSU43F-3 shares the specification above.
- 146 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
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 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 · 4WD 267 vehicles · $16,490 median
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 7.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 98 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 278 vehicles · $23,039 median
- 2004 XLT 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 85 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 65 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 146 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.