Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Explorer XLS
Build 1FMDU72E-2 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU72E 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 1FMDU72E and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 63 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 63 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,183 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
- 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 | DU72E | 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.
63 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU72E-2 shares the specification above.
- 63 Known VINs
- 1FMDU72E 52UA03457
- 1FMDU72E 42UB86933
- 1FMDU72E 52UC31071
- 1FMDU72E 02UC78959
- 1FMDU72E 02ZB29454
- 1FMDU72E 12ZA89739
- 1FMDU72E 02UB27989
- 1FMDU72E 42ZC17200
- 1FMDU72E 32UB90052
- 1FMDU72E 42ZA11293
- 1FMDU72E 12UB16189
- 1FMDU72E 82ZA51358
- 1FMDU72E 12ZA96786
- 1FMDU72E 82ZB66736
- 1FMDU72E 02UB09766
- 1FMDU72E 72ZA06086
- 1FMDU72E 12ZB93034
- 1FMDU72E 12UB13955
- 1FMDU72E 22UC13563
- 1FMDU72E 12ZB19743
- 1FMDU72E 12ZA53338
- 1FMDU72E 12ZB23713
- 1FMDU72E 52ZC81049
- 1FMDU72E 82UB08915
- 1FMDU72E 62UB77134
- 1FMDU72E 62ZA96279
- 1FMDU72E 22ZB66814
- 1FMDU72E 42UA60068
- 1FMDU72E 52ZA48286
- 1FMDU72E 82ZB85285
- 1FMDU72E 02UC43743
- 1FMDU72E 82ZA98129
- 1FMDU72E 42ZC03068
- 1FMDU72E 52UA80913
- 1FMDU72E 82ZA06114
- 1FMDU72E 32ZC11873
- 1FMDU72E 32ZA94568
- 1FMDU72E 82ZC26773
- 1FMDU72E 52UC03299
- 1FMDU72E 12UB07721
- 1FMDU72E X2UA12221
- 1FMDU72E 92UA04109
- 1FMDU72E 92UB80609
- 1FMDU72E 22ZC24131
- 1FMDU72E 72UC57056
- 1FMDU72E 62ZA15247
- 1FMDU72E 62ZB59042
- 1FMDU72E 92ZB18744
- 1FMDU72E 72UB22966
- 1FMDU72E 82ZA48301
- 1FMDU72E 62ZC39036
- 1FMDU72E 02UA48998
- 1FMDU72E 02UC40244
- 1FMDU72E 22UA89732
- 1FMDU72E 22UB81844
- 1FMDU72E 62ZB22184
- 1FMDU72E 92UC54840
- 1FMDU72E 92UA68764
- 1FMDU72E 52ZC46771
- 1FMDU72E 72UB05603
- 1FMDU72E 42ZC46583
- 1FMDU72E X2ZC38309
- 1FMDU72E 92UC32174
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 · 4WD 582 vehicles · $5,450 median
- 2002 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 43 vehicles
- 2002 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 268 vehicles
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 20 vehicles
- 2002 LTD 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 302 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 63 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.