Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMDU65W-4 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU65W 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 1FMDU65W and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 48 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 48 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer Limited 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (79 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 1FMDU65W 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 | DU65W | 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.
48 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU65W-4 shares the specification above.
- 48 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMDU65W 54ZA32655
- 1FMDU65W 94UB71202
- 1FMDU65W 34ZA37434
- 1FMDU65W 04ZB21369
- 1FMDU65W 44ZB18636
- 1FMDU65W 44ZA25115
- 1FMDU65W X4UA99166
- 1FMDU65W 04UA06185
- 1FMDU65W 94ZA77906
- 1FMDU65W 04ZA26231
- 1FMDU65W X4UB38077
- 1FMDU65W X4UA68225
- 1FMDU65W 04ZA84095
- 1FMDU65W 44UA29954
- 1FMDU65W 44ZB42855
- 1FMDU65W 54ZB24400
- 1FMDU65W 54UA73588
- 1FMDU65W 24UB54855
- 1FMDU65W 24ZA93509
- 1FMDU65W 74ZA19647
- 1FMDU65W 14ZA41403
- 1FMDU65W 04UA92212
- 1FMDU65W 74ZA73711
- 1FMDU65W 84UB98519
- 1FMDU65W 44ZB05868
- 1FMDU65W 94ZA34876
- 1FMDU65W 74ZA28185
- 1FMDU65W 14UB53244
- 1FMDU65W 14UB92688
- 1FMDU65W 54ZA25771
- 1FMDU65W 14ZA58217
- 1FMDU65W 44ZB40779
- 1FMDU65W 24ZA91999
- 1FMDU65W 04ZA69659
- 1FMDU65W 54UB75585
- 1FMDU65W 94UB62550
- 1FMDU65W X4ZB05535
- 1FMDU65W 64UB55944
- 1FMDU65W 54ZA88319
- 1FMDU65W 14UB31986
- 1FMDU65W 54ZB21917
- 1FMDU65W 14ZA11656
- 1FMDU65W 94ZA52519
- 1FMDU65W X4ZB18382
- 1FMDU65W 14UA45495
- 1FMDU65W 64ZB02907
- 1FMDU65W 94ZA41679
- 1FMDU65W 44UA72044
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 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 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 617 vehicles · $3,990 median
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 36 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 27 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 48 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.