Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMDU63W-4 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU63W 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 1FMDU63W and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 45 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 45 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (204 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
- 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 1FMDU63W 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 | DU63W | 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.
45 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU63W-4 shares the specification above.
- 45 Known VINs
- 1FMDU63W 74ZA53848
- 1FMDU63W 14ZA33207
- 1FMDU63W 94UA58143
- 1FMDU63W X4UB53231
- 1FMDU63W 94ZA63328
- 1FMDU63W 64UB11249
- 1FMDU63W 24ZB14944
- 1FMDU63W 64UC27213
- 1FMDU63W 84UB74546
- 1FMDU63W 74ZB02658
- 1FMDU63W 44UB33458
- 1FMDU63W 64UA13029
- 1FMDU63W 84ZB20974
- 1FMDU63W 94ZA54192
- 1FMDU63W X4UA75971
- 1FMDU63W 34ZB18193
- 1FMDU63W 44ZB25105
- 1FMDU63W 74UB16833
- 1FMDU63W 44ZA41236
- 1FMDU63W 34ZA46525
- 1FMDU63W 14ZA31182
- 1FMDU63W 94UA01005
- 1FMDU63W 64ZB11190
- 1FMDU63W 84ZA29378
- 1FMDU63W X4ZA84365
- 1FMDU63W 34ZA86281
- 1FMDU63W 34ZA33628
- 1FMDU63W X4ZA22870
- 1FMDU63W 44ZA38286
- 1FMDU63W 64ZA27368
- 1FMDU63W 44UA49687
- 1FMDU63W 04ZA81202
- 1FMDU63W 74ZB28564
- 1FMDU63W 04ZA01980
- 1FMDU63W 14ZA35569
- 1FMDU63W 64ZA81284
- 1FMDU63W 44ZA99203
- 1FMDU63W 64ZA52710
- 1FMDU63W 64UA20854
- 1FMDU63W 84ZA33026
- 1FMDU63W 74UA68914
- 1FMDU63W 64ZA52870
- 1FMDU63W 64ZA35552
- 1FMDU63W 14UA45340
- 1FMDU63W 14ZA59578
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 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 78 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 77 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 29 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 84 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 248 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 45 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.