Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Explorer XLS
Build 1FMDU62E-2 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU62E and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FMDU62E and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 31 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 31 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,125 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
- 207 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- 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.
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 | DU62E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 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 2002 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
14 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2002 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU62E-2 shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- 1FMDU62E X2ZB97321
- 1FMDU62E 02UA90923
- 1FMDU62E 42ZB53346
- 1FMDU62E 82ZC39520
- 1FMDU62E 22UB02134
- 1FMDU62E 22UC71117
- 1FMDU62E 32UA48620
- 1FMDU62E 92UA48590
- 1FMDU62E 72UA65758
- 1FMDU62E 52ZC51950
- 1FMDU62E X2ZA15021
- 1FMDU62E 12UB68321
- 1FMDU62E 62ZC30170
- 1FMDU62E 82UA48631
- 1FMDU62E 12ZB14052
- 1FMDU62E X2UB47841
- 1FMDU62E X2ZB20691
- 1FMDU62E 52ZB25958
- 1FMDU62E 12ZA48389
- 1FMDU62E 12UB86950
- 1FMDU62E 12UC53658
- 1FMDU62E 92UB11784
- 1FMDU62E 62ZB51582
- 1FMDU62E 52UB08137
- 1FMDU62E 42UA83019
- 1FMDU62E 52UC74433
- 1FMDU62E 82UB12960
- 1FMDU62E 32UA70200
- 1FMDU62E 12ZB79242
- 1FMDU62E 82UA83041
- 1FMDU62E 22ZC13110
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.
- 2002 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 171 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 56 vehicles
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 75 vehicles
- 2002 LTD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 49 vehicles
- 2002 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 63 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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.