Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Explorer LTD
Build 1FMDU65E-2 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU65E 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 1FMDU65E and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 49 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 49 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Explorer LTD 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (51 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 | DU65E | 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.
49 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU65E-2 shares the specification above.
- 49 Known VINs
- 1FMDU65E 82UB14901
- 1FMDU65E 62UA54780
- 1FMDU65E 72ZA65032
- 1FMDU65E X2UA51963
- 1FMDU65E 62UC27939
- 1FMDU65E 92ZA85945
- 1FMDU65E 52ZB93849
- 1FMDU65E X2UA85594
- 1FMDU65E 52ZB43758
- 1FMDU65E X2UB59628
- 1FMDU65E 92UC96172
- 1FMDU65E 92ZA19184
- 1FMDU65E 82UA85335
- 1FMDU65E 72UC39923
- 1FMDU65E 42ZB06216
- 1FMDU65E 82ZB48159
- 1FMDU65E X2UA21197
- 1FMDU65E 52ZA51386
- 1FMDU65E 42UA67317
- 1FMDU65E 42UA50033
- 1FMDU65E 02ZA76714
- 1FMDU65E 12ZA94123
- 1FMDU65E 82UA59172
- 1FMDU65E 12ZB45569
- 1FMDU65E 12ZC20707
- 1FMDU65E 22ZB69105
- 1FMDU65E X2ZC39398
- 1FMDU65E 82ZB48047
- 1FMDU65E 12UB68363
- 1FMDU65E 52ZA68270
- 1FMDU65E 62ZB54073
- 1FMDU65E 42UA55376
- 1FMDU65E 22UA79031
- 1FMDU65E 32ZA67442
- 1FMDU65E X2ZA62917
- 1FMDU65E 82ZA90134
- 1FMDU65E 62UC43882
- 1FMDU65E 12ZA92470
- 1FMDU65E 52UC13157
- 1FMDU65E 72ZA55648
- 1FMDU65E 42ZC06333
- 1FMDU65E 22ZA69862
- 1FMDU65E 52ZA76711
- 1FMDU65E 22ZA92574
- 1FMDU65E 92ZB96849
- 1FMDU65E 52UB80595
- 1FMDU65E 82ZA49308
- 1FMDU65E 02ZC09116
- 1FMDU65E 22ZB19322
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 LTD 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 54 vehicles
- 2002 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 47 vehicles
- 2002 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 63 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 43 vehicles
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 20 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 49 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.