Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMDU63E-4 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU63E 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 1FMDU63E and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 19 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 19 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 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMDU63E 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 | DU63E | 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.
19 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU63E-4 shares the specification above.
- 19 Known VINs
- 1FMDU63E 34ZB03247
- 1FMDU63E 94ZB28587
- 1FMDU63E 04ZB24055
- 1FMDU63E 94ZB10638
- 1FMDU63E 84UB96246
- 1FMDU63E 94ZB21946
- 1FMDU63E 24UB54736
- 1FMDU63E 54ZB14993
- 1FMDU63E 44ZB24057
- 1FMDU63E 04UC03688
- 1FMDU63E 34ZB27273
- 1FMDU63E 04ZA96869
- 1FMDU63E 74ZB24070
- 1FMDU63E 64ZB21970
- 1FMDU63E 14ZB29555
- 1FMDU63E 64ZB11505
- 1FMDU63E 04ZA88559
- 1FMDU63E 04ZB39056
- 1FMDU63E 44ZB23619
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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 19 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.