Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Excursion Limited
Build 1FMNU42S-5 · 6.8L 10cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMNU42S and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Excursion whose VIN starts 1FMNU42S and carries 5 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
- 6.8 L
- Cylinders
- 10
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 310 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 1FMNU42S 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 Limited 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 387 vehicles code Y
- 2001 Limited 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 242 vehicles code 1 $11,995
- 2002 Limited 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 104 vehicles code 2 $5,999
- 2003 Limited 6.8L 10cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 60 vehicles code 3 $6,995
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2005 You are here code 5
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 | NU42S | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 5 | Model year — 2005 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMNU42S-5 shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMNU42S 85EC66386
- 1FMNU42S 05ED43106
- 1FMNU42S X5EA00173
- 1FMNU42S 55ED36197
- 1FMNU42S 95EC50701
- 1FMNU42S 15EC66102
- 1FMNU42S X5ED46353
- 1FMNU42S 55EB81683
- 1FMNU42S 55ED40038
- 1FMNU42S 55ED34207
- 1FMNU42S 25ED42264
- 1FMNU42S 05EC66401
- 1FMNU42S 65ED43112
- 1FMNU42S 95ED42956
- 1FMNU42S X5EA49423
- 1FMNU42S X5EC25144
- 1FMNU42S 35EC50497
- 1FMNU42S 35EC66151
- 1FMNU42S X5ED42268
- 1FMNU42S 75ED34208
- 1FMNU42S 05EC50683
- 1FMNU42S 45EC15922
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.
- 2005 Limited 6.8L 10-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 447 vehicles · $11,995 median
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 56 vehicles · $14,895 median
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 71 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 6.8L 10-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 110 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 485 vehicles · $24,000 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.
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.