Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer
Build 1FMDU74E-4 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU74E 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 1FMDU74E and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 36 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 36 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (562 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
- Four-wheel drive
- 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 1FMDU74E for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2000 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 178 vehicles code Y
- 2001 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 51 vehicles code 1
- 2002 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 284 vehicles code 2
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2004 You are here code 4
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 125 vehicles code 5
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 | DU74E | 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.
36 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU74E-4 shares the specification above.
- 36 Known VINs
- 1FMDU74E 74ZB31458
- 1FMDU74E 84UC33798
- 1FMDU74E 54ZA87749
- 1FMDU74E 64ZB00668
- 1FMDU74E 54ZB04288
- 1FMDU74E X4ZB43748
- 1FMDU74E 74ZB39365
- 1FMDU74E 54ZB40546
- 1FMDU74E 84ZB21585
- 1FMDU74E 14ZB36106
- 1FMDU74E 54UB88979
- 1FMDU74E 34ZA88222
- 1FMDU74E X4ZA92137
- 1FMDU74E X4ZB12984
- 1FMDU74E X4ZB29297
- 1FMDU74E 34ZB11272
- 1FMDU74E 34ZB11014
- 1FMDU74E 04UC20222
- 1FMDU74E 34ZB29643
- 1FMDU74E 24UB83612
- 1FMDU74E 34UB87362
- 1FMDU74E 84UC33459
- 1FMDU74E 74ZA96825
- 1FMDU74E 34UC01972
- 1FMDU74E 74ZA88613
- 1FMDU74E 24UB88955
- 1FMDU74E 84ZB39231
- 1FMDU74E 64UB66490
- 1FMDU74E 04ZB04134
- 1FMDU74E 64ZB44850
- 1FMDU74E 54ZA93891
- 1FMDU74E 64ZB40426
- 1FMDU74E 94UB62420
- 1FMDU74E 84UC02373
- 1FMDU74E 64ZB32844
- 1FMDU74E 64ZB37428
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 · 4WD 268 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 401 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 27 vehicles
- 2004 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 23 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 111 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 36 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.