Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Expedition XLT
Build 1FMPU16W-3 · 4.6L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMPU16W and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Expedition whose VIN starts 1FMPU16W and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 426 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 426 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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
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 2F
- GVWR
- 7,001–8,000 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 1FMPU16W for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2003 You are here code 3
- 2004 XLT 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 331 vehicles code 4 $6,790
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 | PU16W | 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 |
426 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMPU16W-3 shares the specification above.
- 426 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
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 Expedition, 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 Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 915 vehicles · $1,999 median
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 664 vehicles · $4,495 median
- 2003 XLT 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 148 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 217 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 218 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 426 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.