Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer
Build 1FMDU84W-3 · 4.6L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU84W 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 1FMDU84W and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 39 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 39 known VINs
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
- All-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 1FMDU84W for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2003 You are here code 3
- 2004 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 55 vehicles code 4
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 | DU84W | 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.
39 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU84W-3 shares the specification above.
- 39 Known VINs
- 1FMDU84W 33UA06659
- 1FMDU84W 93ZA70367
- 1FMDU84W 03ZA91138
- 1FMDU84W 43ZA86881
- 1FMDU84W 03UB48161
- 1FMDU84W 03UB37824
- 1FMDU84W 03ZA67566
- 1FMDU84W 43ZA95581
- 1FMDU84W 43UC56637
- 1FMDU84W 83UB21872
- 1FMDU84W 83ZA43869
- 1FMDU84W X3UA37035
- 1FMDU84W 53ZA24826
- 1FMDU84W 73UA76682
- 1FMDU84W 33UB31239
- 1FMDU84W 13ZA56253
- 1FMDU84W 83UA85958
- 1FMDU84W 63ZA08814
- 1FMDU84W 83ZA86771
- 1FMDU84W 13ZB06519
- 1FMDU84W 03UC45005
- 1FMDU84W X3ZB34819
- 1FMDU84W 63ZA51159
- 1FMDU84W 73ZB15578
- 1FMDU84W 43ZA37230
- 1FMDU84W 23ZA33368
- 1FMDU84W 33UB82739
- 1FMDU84W 83ZA36002
- 1FMDU84W 03ZA46247
- 1FMDU84W 03UB63453
- 1FMDU84W 63ZB42318
- 1FMDU84W 33ZB29705
- 1FMDU84W X3UA85571
- 1FMDU84W 43UB35462
- 1FMDU84W 83UC56768
- 1FMDU84W 43ZA16801
- 1FMDU84W 93ZB14786
- 1FMDU84W 63ZA16993
- 1FMDU84W 53UB82838
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 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 89 vehicles
- 2003 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 797 vehicles · $5,794 median
- 2003 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,207 vehicles
- 2003 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 177 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 63 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 39 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.