Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMZU83K-3 · 4L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU83K 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 1FMZU83K and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 48 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 48 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 210 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 1FMZU83K 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 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 26 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 | ZU83K | 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.
48 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU83K-3 shares the specification above.
- 48 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMZU83K 93UA66501
- 1FMZU83K 33UB32492
- 1FMZU83K 43ZB06583
- 1FMZU83K 53UC77064
- 1FMZU83K 03ZB57532
- 1FMZU83K 13UA36327
- 1FMZU83K 93UA52470
- 1FMZU83K 23UA61950
- 1FMZU83K 83UB95068
- 1FMZU83K 43UB86724
- 1FMZU83K 33ZB38862
- 1FMZU83K 43ZA09075
- 1FMZU83K 33UC76849
- 1FMZU83K 13ZA48335
- 1FMZU83K 13ZA36931
- 1FMZU83K 53UC78103
- 1FMZU83K 23ZA48540
- 1FMZU83K 83ZB34855
- 1FMZU83K 83UA23929
- 1FMZU83K 63UA45301
- 1FMZU83K 93UC68576
- 1FMZU83K 23ZB57614
- 1FMZU83K 13UB79102
- 1FMZU83K 33ZA18284
- 1FMZU83K 03UB62727
- 1FMZU83K 53UA52434
- 1FMZU83K X3ZB32461
- 1FMZU83K 23UC03536
- 1FMZU83K 73UA83801
- 1FMZU83K 33UB01548
- 1FMZU83K 33UB77979
- 1FMZU83K 03UA51272
- 1FMZU83K 73UB79217
- 1FMZU83K X3ZB41838
- 1FMZU83K 63ZA43714
- 1FMZU83K 93UC65418
- 1FMZU83K 73ZA13489
- 1FMZU83K 93UB93233
- 1FMZU83K 43UB11506
- 1FMZU83K 33UA90311
- 1FMZU83K 33ZA33058
- 1FMZU83K 43UA29727
- 1FMZU83K 13ZA48352
- 1FMZU83K 43UB14499
- 1FMZU83K 73UC23202
- 1FMZU83K 03UC76775
- 1FMZU83K 73ZA24993
- 1FMZU83K 73ZA29126
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 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 55 vehicles
- 2003 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 35 vehicles
- 2003 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 36 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 89 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 78 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 48 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.