Factory build sheet
2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer
Build 1FMZU84W-3 · 4.6L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU84W 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 1FMZU84W and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 35 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 35 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (39 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
- 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 1FMZU84W 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) · 44 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 | ZU84W | 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.
35 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU84W-3 shares the specification above.
- 35 Known VINs
- 1FMZU84W 03ZA39174
- 1FMZU84W 93UC73049
- 1FMZU84W 63UC47864
- 1FMZU84W 53UB85213
- 1FMZU84W 43UA82008
- 1FMZU84W 43ZA35337
- 1FMZU84W 83UA42854
- 1FMZU84W 53ZA15596
- 1FMZU84W 73UA27794
- 1FMZU84W 13UB52614
- 1FMZU84W 63UA60737
- 1FMZU84W 93UA34522
- 1FMZU84W 63UC10569
- 1FMZU84W 63UB47022
- 1FMZU84W 43UC17858
- 1FMZU84W 03ZB18683
- 1FMZU84W X3ZB50573
- 1FMZU84W 23UC08317
- 1FMZU84W X3UC47396
- 1FMZU84W 83UB84296
- 1FMZU84W 43UB47049
- 1FMZU84W 53ZB19487
- 1FMZU84W 03UB20589
- 1FMZU84W 43UC56322
- 1FMZU84W 23UA82086
- 1FMZU84W X3UA63530
- 1FMZU84W 63UA12039
- 1FMZU84W 23UB30203
- 1FMZU84W 33ZA19307
- 1FMZU84W 53UA73768
- 1FMZU84W 33UA66575
- 1FMZU84W 63UA26975
- 1FMZU84W 03ZB44765
- 1FMZU84W 73UB43383
- 1FMZU84W 83UC80025
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 36 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 28 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 89 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 78 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 48 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 35 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.