Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMDU75E-4 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU75E 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 1FMDU75E and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 27 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 27 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer Limited 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (118 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 1FMDU75E for 5 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 | DU75E | 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.
27 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU75E-4 shares the specification above.
- 27 Known VINs
- 1FMDU75E 54ZB13345
- 1FMDU75E 84ZB40202
- 1FMDU75E 04ZB22745
- 1FMDU75E 44UB45930
- 1FMDU75E 24UB97430
- 1FMDU75E 94ZB29337
- 1FMDU75E 04ZB31218
- 1FMDU75E 64ZB31286
- 1FMDU75E 94ZB40127
- 1FMDU75E 44ZB12106
- 1FMDU75E 84ZB33895
- 1FMDU75E 84ZB37283
- 1FMDU75E 14UB62376
- 1FMDU75E 04ZB37875
- 1FMDU75E 94ZB44713
- 1FMDU75E 04ZB00857
- 1FMDU75E X4UB70606
- 1FMDU75E 94ZA93049
- 1FMDU75E 74UB48160
- 1FMDU75E 44ZB34722
- 1FMDU75E 74UB70837
- 1FMDU75E 04ZB13995
- 1FMDU75E 14UB46064
- 1FMDU75E 24UC01024
- 1FMDU75E 54ZB39380
- 1FMDU75E 04ZA93537
- 1FMDU75E 94UB81502
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 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 118 vehicles
- 2004 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 23 vehicles
- 2004 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 55 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 111 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,819 vehicles · $4,799 median
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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 27 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.