Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMDU63W-2 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU63W 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 1FMDU63W and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 56 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 56 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (190 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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 225 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMDU63W for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | DU63W | 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.
56 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU63W-2 shares the specification above.
- 56 Known VINs
- 1FMDU63W X2ZA58734
- 1FMDU63W 92UA63291
- 1FMDU63W 82ZA71353
- 1FMDU63W 72ZB63988
- 1FMDU63W 52ZC08569
- 1FMDU63W 72UD20920
- 1FMDU63W 52UC84998
- 1FMDU63W 02ZB74928
- 1FMDU63W 02ZB09867
- 1FMDU63W 02UB08778
- 1FMDU63W 22ZB28081
- 1FMDU63W 62ZB94889
- 1FMDU63W 62ZC90067
- 1FMDU63W X2ZA50827
- 1FMDU63W 92UD46693
- 1FMDU63W X2UB16225
- 1FMDU63W 82UB51412
- 1FMDU63W 72ZA96826
- 1FMDU63W 92UC44861
- 1FMDU63W 82ZB19241
- 1FMDU63W 22UD09114
- 1FMDU63W 32UB89873
- 1FMDU63W X2UC00853
- 1FMDU63W 62UD72586
- 1FMDU63W 82ZA73233
- 1FMDU63W 02ZB54257
- 1FMDU63W 42ZB66296
- 1FMDU63W X2ZB43105
- 1FMDU63W X2ZC31748
- 1FMDU63W 12ZA77849
- 1FMDU63W 72ZB02835
- 1FMDU63W 92UA67132
- 1FMDU63W 52ZC53320
- 1FMDU63W 82ZB45967
- 1FMDU63W 42ZB74995
- 1FMDU63W 32ZA81448
- 1FMDU63W 92ZC17405
- 1FMDU63W 62ZA65793
- 1FMDU63W X2UB50648
- 1FMDU63W 92ZA98481
- 1FMDU63W 82UC26027
- 1FMDU63W 02UA47660
- 1FMDU63W X2UB87151
- 1FMDU63W 42ZC81111
- 1FMDU63W 42ZB16076
- 1FMDU63W 82UC12113
- 1FMDU63W 82ZB21569
- 1FMDU63W 42UC12724
- 1FMDU63W 12ZB34423
- 1FMDU63W 72UB33547
- 1FMDU63W 12ZB94394
- 1FMDU63W 32ZA50846
- 1FMDU63W 02UB06125
- 1FMDU63W X2UC15305
- 1FMDU63W 42ZB96348
- 1FMDU63W 22UB35660
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 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 75 vehicles
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 45 vehicles
- 2002 LTD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 49 vehicles
- 2002 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 47 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 43 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 56 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.