Factory build sheet
2001 Ford Explorer
Build 1FM5K8D8-1 · 5.9L 6cyl
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FM5K8D8 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FM5K8D8 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2 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
- 5.9 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine manufacturer
- Cummins
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Body & chassis
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FM5K8D8 for 6 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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2001 You are here code 1
- 2013 XLT 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 17,678 vehicles code D $7,995
- 2015 XLT 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 18,224 vehicles code F $9,900
- 2017 XLT 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 28,211 vehicles code H $13,686
- 2018 XLT 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 28,995 vehicles code J $15,488
- 2019 XLT 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 13,615 vehicles code K $17,000
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 | 5K8D8 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 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 2001 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★ ★★★ 2 / 5
14 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2001 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
2 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FM5K8D8-1 shares the specification above.
- 2 Known VINs
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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 2 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.