Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMDU65K-4 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU65K 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 1FMDU65K and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer Limited 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (78 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMDU65K for 3 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 | DU65K | 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.
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU65K-4 shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 1FMDU65K X4ZA46077
- 1FMDU65K X4UA73311
- 1FMDU65K 54UB32149
- 1FMDU65K 14ZA07720
- 1FMDU65K 64ZB00961
- 1FMDU65K 84UB53173
- 1FMDU65K 84UA99731
- 1FMDU65K 94ZA89082
- 1FMDU65K 04UB82814
- 1FMDU65K 24UA40464
- 1FMDU65K 74ZA69669
- 1FMDU65K 84ZB28910
- 1FMDU65K 14ZA07877
- 1FMDU65K 04ZA02721
- 1FMDU65K 04ZA63292
- 1FMDU65K 74UB00223
- 1FMDU65K 44UB56765
- 1FMDU65K 44ZA08005
- 1FMDU65K X4ZB24972
- 1FMDU65K 34ZA56594
- 1FMDU65K 64UB61420
- 1FMDU65K 74UB43993
- 1FMDU65K 74ZA92515
- 1FMDU65K 14UC37027
- 1FMDU65K 54ZA68066
- 1FMDU65K 24UB31072
- 1FMDU65K X4ZB25264
- 1FMDU65K 94UB88272
- 1FMDU65K X4UA68772
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 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 48 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 84 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 109 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 248 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 401 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 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.