Factory build sheet
2001 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMZU73E-1 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU73E 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 1FMZU73E and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 580 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 580 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
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
- 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 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.
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.
$2,995 median asking price · 6 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 6 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMZU73E for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2000 XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,041 vehicles code Y
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2001 You are here code 1 $2,995
- 2002 XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,351 vehicles code 2 $5,000
- 2003 XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 89 vehicles code 3
- 2004 XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 748 vehicles code 4
- 2005 XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,983 vehicles code 5 $4,750
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 | ZU73E | 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.
580 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU73E-1 shares the specification above.
- 580 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
- 6 Priced listings
- $2,995 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 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.
- 2001 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 88 vehicles
- 2001 LTD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 35 vehicles
- 2001 XLT 5L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 136 vehicles
- 2002 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 48 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 171 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 6 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 580 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.