Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer
Build 1FMDU64W-3 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU64W 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 1FMDU64W and carries 3 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
- 2 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (86 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 1FMDU64W 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 | DU64W | 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.
47 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU64W-3 shares the specification above.
- 47 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- 1FMDU64W 13UB59674
- 1FMDU64W X3ZB54279
- 1FMDU64W X3UC62222
- 1FMDU64W 83ZB08577
- 1FMDU64W 93ZA18547
- 1FMDU64W 53UC71684
- 1FMDU64W 83UA43761
- 1FMDU64W 13UB21510
- 1FMDU64W X3UC43573
- 1FMDU64W 73ZA67598
- 1FMDU64W 13UB46858
- 1FMDU64W 43UC40040
- 1FMDU64W 73UB78942
- 1FMDU64W 13UC06475
- 1FMDU64W 43UA06156
- 1FMDU64W 73UB17848
- 1FMDU64W 23ZA32404
- 1FMDU64W 43UC78559
- 1FMDU64W 23UC00765
- 1FMDU64W 93UA44563
- 1FMDU64W 43UA06092
- 1FMDU64W 53ZA47480
- 1FMDU64W X3ZB59370
- 1FMDU64W 13UA44816
- 1FMDU64W 63UC73296
- 1FMDU64W 63UB21678
- 1FMDU64W 23UB82817
- 1FMDU64W 33UB24974
- 1FMDU64W 63UA19166
- 1FMDU64W 13UA28020
- 1FMDU64W 53UA06666
- 1FMDU64W 33ZA32671
- 1FMDU64W 83UB06776
- 1FMDU64W 33ZA28152
- 1FMDU64W 13UA07202
- 1FMDU64W 43ZA42027
- 1FMDU64W 53UB92516
- 1FMDU64W 83UB62460
- 1FMDU64W 63UC72567
- 1FMDU64W 73ZA08082
- 1FMDU64W 73ZB45846
- 1FMDU64W 33UC53880
- 1FMDU64W 23UB85698
- 1FMDU64W 73ZB40775
- 1FMDU64W 23UC78141
- 1FMDU64W 63UB06775
- 1FMDU64W 63UA85314
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 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 30 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 61 vehicles
- 2003 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 53 vehicles
- 2003 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 151 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 94 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.