Factory build sheet
2000 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMZU63P-Y · 5L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU63P 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 1FMZU63P and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 173 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 173 known VINs
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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMZU63P 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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2000 You are here code Y
- 2001 XLT 5L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 68 vehicles code 1
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 | ZU63P | 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 |
173 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU63P-Y shares the specification above.
- 173 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 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 171 vehicles
- 2000 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 110 vehicles
- 2000 Eddie Bauer 5L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 61 vehicles
- 2000 XL 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 29 vehicles
- 2000 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,041 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 173 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.