Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMDU63W-3 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU63W and position 10 reads 3. 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 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 50 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 50 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2003 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (177 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
- 239 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 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 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 2003 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
7 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2003 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
50 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU63W-3 shares the specification above.
- 50 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMDU63W 83ZA40878
- 1FMDU63W 03ZA90853
- 1FMDU63W 43ZA39307
- 1FMDU63W 93ZA06433
- 1FMDU63W 73ZA78585
- 1FMDU63W 93UC20089
- 1FMDU63W 83ZB08256
- 1FMDU63W 73ZB14324
- 1FMDU63W 83UA07036
- 1FMDU63W X3ZB04841
- 1FMDU63W 33ZB07824
- 1FMDU63W 93ZA13978
- 1FMDU63W 43ZB17021
- 1FMDU63W 43UB39520
- 1FMDU63W 13ZA27065
- 1FMDU63W 13ZA94524
- 1FMDU63W 33ZA09585
- 1FMDU63W 73UC18650
- 1FMDU63W 73ZA14689
- 1FMDU63W 73ZB17885
- 1FMDU63W 83ZB27213
- 1FMDU63W 63ZB53535
- 1FMDU63W 33UA03024
- 1FMDU63W 23ZA17709
- 1FMDU63W 23UB82866
- 1FMDU63W 33ZA45096
- 1FMDU63W 53ZB20848
- 1FMDU63W 23ZA90675
- 1FMDU63W 23ZB34156
- 1FMDU63W 33ZB20136
- 1FMDU63W 73UC77861
- 1FMDU63W 43ZA27075
- 1FMDU63W 83UB39536
- 1FMDU63W X3UB33530
- 1FMDU63W 23ZA90594
- 1FMDU63W 93ZA24625
- 1FMDU63W 23ZB29698
- 1FMDU63W 03UA11999
- 1FMDU63W 53ZA30518
- 1FMDU63W 03UB17580
- 1FMDU63W 03UC47357
- 1FMDU63W 13ZA94040
- 1FMDU63W 23ZA63816
- 1FMDU63W 13UC01407
- 1FMDU63W 93UC17760
- 1FMDU63W 43ZA27058
- 1FMDU63W 43UA98306
- 1FMDU63W 83UB62282
- 1FMDU63W 73UC03419
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.
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 73 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 47 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 30 vehicles
- 2003 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 53 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 171 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 50 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.