Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Explorer Sport
Build 1FMDU70E-2 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU70E 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 1FMDU70E and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 47 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 47 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Explorer Sport 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (209 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
- 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
- 2
- 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 | DU70E | 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.
47 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU70E-2 shares the specification above.
- 47 Known VINs
- 1FMDU70E 32UC87139
- 1FMDU70E 72UC80405
- 1FMDU70E 72UC50742
- 1FMDU70E 42UC60273
- 1FMDU70E 42UC97940
- 1FMDU70E 02UC56463
- 1FMDU70E 22UC93157
- 1FMDU70E 02UC67088
- 1FMDU70E 72UC59733
- 1FMDU70E 12UD22664
- 1FMDU70E 42UD04949
- 1FMDU70E 02UD69006
- 1FMDU70E 02UD22669
- 1FMDU70E 62UC45550
- 1FMDU70E 42UD37062
- 1FMDU70E 52UC35446
- 1FMDU70E 32UC55940
- 1FMDU70E 12UD13642
- 1FMDU70E 52UC45586
- 1FMDU70E 02UC35466
- 1FMDU70E 92UC59927
- 1FMDU70E X2UC72735
- 1FMDU70E 32UC97587
- 1FMDU70E 22UC50437
- 1FMDU70E 42UC72729
- 1FMDU70E 72UD22670
- 1FMDU70E X2UC87140
- 1FMDU70E 32UC45571
- 1FMDU70E 62UC60047
- 1FMDU70E X2UC80902
- 1FMDU70E 22UC35467
- 1FMDU70E 92UC73021
- 1FMDU70E 12UC68282
- 1FMDU70E 42UD73883
- 1FMDU70E 12UC74891
- 1FMDU70E 82UC72796
- 1FMDU70E 92UC98078
- 1FMDU70E 22UD50652
- 1FMDU70E 12UC80268
- 1FMDU70E 22UC97712
- 1FMDU70E 52UD04667
- 1FMDU70E 42UD21752
- 1FMDU70E 92UD72860
- 1FMDU70E 12UD73369
- 1FMDU70E 52UD50628
- 1FMDU70E X2UC56955
- 1FMDU70E 42UD22674
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 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 63 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 582 vehicles · $5,450 median
- 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 284 vehicles
- 2002 LTD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 170 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 47 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.