Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Expedition XLS
Build 1FMRU13W-4 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMRU13W and position 10 reads 4. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Expedition whose VIN starts 1FMRU13W and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 334 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 334 known VINs
- 3 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
- Horsepower
- 232 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 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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 | RU13W | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 4 | Model year — 2004 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
334 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMRU13W-4 shares the specification above.
- 334 Known VINs
- 3 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.
- 2004 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,427 vehicles · $5,300 median
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,011 vehicles · $3,988 median
- 2005 XLT 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 124 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,087 vehicles · $5,999 median
- 2005 Limited 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 459 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 334 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.