Factory build sheet
2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer
Build 1FMDU74E-Y · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU74E 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 1FMDU74E and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 178 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 178 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (272 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
- 4 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 205 hp
- 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 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMDU74E for 5 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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2000 You are here code Y
- 2001 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 51 vehicles code 1
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 284 vehicles code 2
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 36 vehicles code 4
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 125 vehicles 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 | DU74E | 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 |
178 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU74E-Y shares the specification above.
- 178 Known VINs
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 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 LTD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 94 vehicles
- 2000 XLT 5L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 61 vehicles
- 2000 Eddie Bauer 5L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 119 vehicles
- 2000 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 188 vehicles
- 2000 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 68 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 178 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.