Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMDU73K-2 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU73K 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 1FMDU73K and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (3,352 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMDU73K 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 | DU73K | 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.
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU73K-2 shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- 1FMDU73K 82ZC84127
- 1FMDU73K X2ZC81889
- 1FMDU73K X2ZC86168
- 1FMDU73K 62ZC87124
- 1FMDU73K 72UD43360
- 1FMDU73K 32ZC81586
- 1FMDU73K 42ZC53358
- 1FMDU73K 52UD72811
- 1FMDU73K 22ZC95821
- 1FMDU73K 22ZC92496
- 1FMDU73K 82UD50334
- 1FMDU73K 62ZC82408
- 1FMDU73K X2ZC82590
- 1FMDU73K 02UD45595
- 1FMDU73K 92UD20663
- 1FMDU73K 12UD46030
- 1FMDU73K 42ZC82181
- 1FMDU73K X2ZC90737
- 1FMDU73K 92ZC54957
- 1FMDU73K 12ZC91114
- 1FMDU73K 42UD52081
- 1FMDU73K 32UD65775
- 1FMDU73K 82ZC90655
- 1FMDU73K 02UD56757
- 1FMDU73K X2UD60105
- 1FMDU73K X2UD02513
- 1FMDU73K 02ZC97678
- 1FMDU73K 92UD49192
- 1FMDU73K 82UD48549
- 1FMDU73K X2ZC94934
- 1FMDU73K 22UD43346
- 1FMDU73K 12UD48456
- 1FMDU73K 02ZC66270
- 1FMDU73K 02UD04108
- 1FMDU73K 02UD46245
- 1FMDU73K 52ZC92394
- 1FMDU73K 82ZD00083
- 1FMDU73K X2UD66812
- 1FMDU73K 12ZC82543
- 1FMDU73K 42ZC48645
- 1FMDU73K 02ZC97809
- 1FMDU73K 92UD08948
- 1FMDU73K 52ZC90659
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 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 268 vehicles
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 284 vehicles
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 20 vehicles
- 2002 LTD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 170 vehicles
- 2002 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,125 vehicles · $6,775 median
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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 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.