Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMZU65W-4 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU65W 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 1FMZU65W and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 79 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 79 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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 1FMZU65W 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 | ZU65W | 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.
79 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU65W-4 shares the specification above.
- 79 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMZU65W 64ZA51625
- 1FMZU65W 34UA73109
- 1FMZU65W 44UB17733
- 1FMZU65W 04UB77024
- 1FMZU65W X4ZA90248
- 1FMZU65W 44ZB24913
- 1FMZU65W 54ZB21261
- 1FMZU65W 04UA68661
- 1FMZU65W 24ZB38888
- 1FMZU65W 04UB16885
- 1FMZU65W 14ZA07273
- 1FMZU65W 14UB40533
- 1FMZU65W 54ZB03407
- 1FMZU65W 14ZA83897
- 1FMZU65W X4ZA90718
- 1FMZU65W 64ZA66125
- 1FMZU65W 84ZA63047
- 1FMZU65W 54ZA79562
- 1FMZU65W 94ZA41042
- 1FMZU65W 64ZB10799
- 1FMZU65W 54UB92411
- 1FMZU65W 54UA54805
- 1FMZU65W 74UA35916
- 1FMZU65W 54UA55890
- 1FMZU65W 44UB40008
- 1FMZU65W X4ZA78858
- 1FMZU65W 24ZB16115
- 1FMZU65W 14ZA41794
- 1FMZU65W 94ZA05433
- 1FMZU65W 14UC24934
- 1FMZU65W 64ZA09536
- 1FMZU65W 44UC37080
- 1FMZU65W 04UB87665
- 1FMZU65W 14ZA68249
- 1FMZU65W 74ZA45610
- 1FMZU65W 34UC06404
- 1FMZU65W 24ZA03636
- 1FMZU65W 14UA58947
- 1FMZU65W 04ZA06924
- 1FMZU65W 54ZA07275
- 1FMZU65W X4ZA76057
- 1FMZU65W 64UA36023
- 1FMZU65W 24UB36023
- 1FMZU65W 54UB49087
- 1FMZU65W 94ZA51943
- 1FMZU65W 44ZA41076
- 1FMZU65W 94ZA69942
- 1FMZU65W 04UA64691
- 1FMZU65W 84ZA37242
- 1FMZU65W 34ZB24322
- 1FMZU65W 44ZA20891
- 1FMZU65W 14ZA54433
- 1FMZU65W 44UA64712
- 1FMZU65W 14UB00260
- 1FMZU65W 54ZA32578
- 1FMZU65W 74ZA28564
- 1FMZU65W 54UB01993
- 1FMZU65W 64ZA10296
- 1FMZU65W 24ZA17861
- 1FMZU65W 44UA65407
- 1FMZU65W 04ZA40846
- 1FMZU65W 04ZA18295
- 1FMZU65W 74ZA20335
- 1FMZU65W 04ZB03542
- 1FMZU65W 64ZB14691
- 1FMZU65W 54ZA22150
- 1FMZU65W 44ZB07965
- 1FMZU65W X4UB91593
- 1FMZU65W 14ZA50270
- 1FMZU65W 04ZB34998
- 1FMZU65W 04ZA06115
- 1FMZU65W 94UA63782
- 1FMZU65W 64ZA10086
- 1FMZU65W 44UB44012
- 1FMZU65W 84UA54197
- 1FMZU65W 24ZA27967
- 1FMZU65W 04ZB13567
- 1FMZU65W 04ZB24987
- 1FMZU65W 04ZA87942
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 83 vehicles
- 2004 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,095 vehicles · $3,591 median
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 748 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 638 vehicles
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 382 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 79 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.