Factory build sheet
2000 Ford Explorer LTD
Build 1FMDU65P-Y · 5L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU65P and position 10 reads Y. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FMDU65P and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2000 Ford Explorer LTD 5L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (36 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 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 215 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
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 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 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 | DU65P | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | Y | Model year — 2000 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU65P-Y shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 1FMDU65P 3YUA00072
- 1FMDU65P 9YZB85067
- 1FMDU65P 8YZB31422
- 1FMDU65P 8YZB31713
- 1FMDU65P 9YZB12958
- 1FMDU65P 1YZB59739
- 1FMDU65P 8YZA38299
- 1FMDU65P 2YZC20905
- 1FMDU65P 6YZC62817
- 1FMDU65P 4YZA97981
- 1FMDU65P 3YZB18836
- 1FMDU65P 0YZB30359
- 1FMDU65P 4YZA75253
- 1FMDU65P 2YZA30733
- 1FMDU65P 4YZB36147
- 1FMDU65P 6YZB30107
- 1FMDU65P 9YZA09247
- 1FMDU65P 9YZA38344
- 1FMDU65P 0YZB88259
- 1FMDU65P 3YZA12807
- 1FMDU65P 9YUB42443
- 1FMDU65P XYUB61664
- 1FMDU65P 1YZC41230
- 1FMDU65P 1YZA49208
- 1FMDU65P 1YZC04131
- 1FMDU65P 1YZA78496
- 1FMDU65P 4YZA59294
- 1FMDU65P 1YZB37689
- 1FMDU65P 6YZC11592
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Explorer, 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.
- 2000 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 109 vehicles
- 2000 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 191 vehicles
- 2000 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 178 vehicles
- 2000 XLT 5L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 61 vehicles
- 2000 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 188 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 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.