Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer
Build 1FMDU83W-4 · 4.6L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU83W 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 1FMDU83W and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer 4.6L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (55 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
- All-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.
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 | DU83W | 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.
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU83W-4 shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 1FMDU83W 94UB73398
- 1FMDU83W 84UA18602
- 1FMDU83W 74UB04225
- 1FMDU83W 44UA44730
- 1FMDU83W 44ZA76046
- 1FMDU83W 24UB16900
- 1FMDU83W 14UB11204
- 1FMDU83W 04ZA27488
- 1FMDU83W 44ZA03470
- 1FMDU83W 84UA47999
- 1FMDU83W 94ZA76141
- 1FMDU83W 14UA62604
- 1FMDU83W 24UB16850
- 1FMDU83W 14ZA86193
- 1FMDU83W 04ZA35753
- 1FMDU83W 64ZA37703
- 1FMDU83W 84UB16786
- 1FMDU83W 34ZA81187
- 1FMDU83W 14UA51022
- 1FMDU83W 94UA92238
- 1FMDU83W 14UB60807
- 1FMDU83W 44ZA48344
- 1FMDU83W 94ZA64846
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 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 55 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 74 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 111 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 155 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 352 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 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.