Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer XLS
Build 1FMDU62K-4 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU62K and position 10 reads 4. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FMDU62K and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 28 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 28 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer XLS 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,407 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 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 210 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.
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 | DU62K | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 4 | Model year — 2004 |
| 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 2004 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2004 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
28 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU62K-4 shares the specification above.
- 28 Known VINs
- 1FMDU62K 34UB06962
- 1FMDU62K 64ZB32961
- 1FMDU62K 84UB73511
- 1FMDU62K X4ZA21670
- 1FMDU62K X4UA84457
- 1FMDU62K 04ZB04864
- 1FMDU62K 74UA31814
- 1FMDU62K 44UA45993
- 1FMDU62K 64UB56299
- 1FMDU62K 14ZA47607
- 1FMDU62K 54ZA25870
- 1FMDU62K 04ZA52894
- 1FMDU62K 34ZA13944
- 1FMDU62K X4ZA01192
- 1FMDU62K 74ZA84578
- 1FMDU62K 04UA54030
- 1FMDU62K 64UB19091
- 1FMDU62K 84UA86787
- 1FMDU62K 84ZB02506
- 1FMDU62K 74UB09153
- 1FMDU62K 04ZA89458
- 1FMDU62K 74ZA16751
- 1FMDU62K 64UA36423
- 1FMDU62K 94ZB15815
- 1FMDU62K 14UB79103
- 1FMDU62K 04UA61222
- 1FMDU62K 14ZA04143
- 1FMDU62K 94UA12388
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.
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 89 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 45 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 78 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 29 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 109 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 28 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.