Factory build sheet
2012 Ford Expedition XLT/ King Ranch
Build 1FMJK1J5-C · 5.4L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMJK1J5 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Expedition whose VIN starts 1FMJK1J5 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 912 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 912 known VINs
- 17 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2012 Ford Expedition XLT/ King Ranch 5.4L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,533 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- Horsepower
- 310 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
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 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$9,412 median asking price · 21 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $5,500 Top 2% of listings $18,793
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMJK1J5 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 EL-Eddie Bauer 5.4L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 383 vehicles code A $8,224
- 2011 XLT/ King Ranch 5.4L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 918 vehicles code B $9,990
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2012 You are here code C $9,412
- 2013 XLT/ King Ranch 5.4L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 896 vehicles code D $10,000
- 2014 XLT/ King Ranch 5.4L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,484 vehicles code E $9,995
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 | JK1J5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Ford Expedition as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Expedition. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
912 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMJK1J5-C shares the specification above.
- 912 Known VINs
- 17 Listed for sale now
- 21 Priced listings
- $9,412 Median asking
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.
- 2012 EL-Limited 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 622 vehicles · $11,240 median
- 2012 EL-Limited 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,313 vehicles · $8,950 median
- 2012 XLT 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 88 vehicles
- 2012 XLT/ King Ranch 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,549 vehicles · $9,249 median
- 2013 EL-XLT 5.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 105 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.
Prices are asking prices from 21 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 912 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.