Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer XLS
Build 1FMZU72E-4 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU72E 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 1FMZU72E and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 83 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 83 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2004 Ford Explorer XLS 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,095 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 1FMZU72E 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 | ZU72E | 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.
83 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU72E-4 shares the specification above.
- 83 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMZU72E 84UB56343
- 1FMZU72E 14ZB05883
- 1FMZU72E 14ZB04233
- 1FMZU72E X4UC37375
- 1FMZU72E 74UB66541
- 1FMZU72E 74UB69830
- 1FMZU72E 84ZA97068
- 1FMZU72E X4ZB14713
- 1FMZU72E 14UB66647
- 1FMZU72E 54ZB04476
- 1FMZU72E 74UC33266
- 1FMZU72E X4UC09396
- 1FMZU72E 24UC02166
- 1FMZU72E 44UC28753
- 1FMZU72E 04UC32458
- 1FMZU72E 44ZB04873
- 1FMZU72E 64UB70144
- 1FMZU72E 24UC38293
- 1FMZU72E 64ZB32822
- 1FMZU72E 84UB83509
- 1FMZU72E 54UB71995
- 1FMZU72E 04ZA94004
- 1FMZU72E X4ZB07485
- 1FMZU72E 44UB38826
- 1FMZU72E 04ZB45775
- 1FMZU72E 54ZB41298
- 1FMZU72E 74ZB06052
- 1FMZU72E X4ZB00844
- 1FMZU72E 44UB89615
- 1FMZU72E 34ZB15105
- 1FMZU72E 94UC18462
- 1FMZU72E 34UB61269
- 1FMZU72E 54UB83323
- 1FMZU72E 54UC10276
- 1FMZU72E 34ZA96958
- 1FMZU72E 54ZB05367
- 1FMZU72E 44UC32575
- 1FMZU72E 34UB55472
- 1FMZU72E 74UC20307
- 1FMZU72E X4ZA94169
- 1FMZU72E 34ZB15735
- 1FMZU72E 24UB98314
- 1FMZU72E 44UB47008
- 1FMZU72E 74ZB09789
- 1FMZU72E 54UB65484
- 1FMZU72E X4UB70261
- 1FMZU72E 34ZB17047
- 1FMZU72E 34UC11460
- 1FMZU72E 04ZB16244
- 1FMZU72E 14ZB42674
- 1FMZU72E 34UB65855
- 1FMZU72E 74UB70671
- 1FMZU72E 64ZB07936
- 1FMZU72E 04ZB30323
- 1FMZU72E 44UB58283
- 1FMZU72E 84ZB41201
- 1FMZU72E X4UC17983
- 1FMZU72E 64ZB23490
- 1FMZU72E 04ZB26112
- 1FMZU72E 34UC07294
- 1FMZU72E 24UB67385
- 1FMZU72E 14UB62081
- 1FMZU72E 14UC11599
- 1FMZU72E 94UC37156
- 1FMZU72E 34UC27349
- 1FMZU72E 44UB79327
- 1FMZU72E 84UB61817
- 1FMZU72E 14UC11649
- 1FMZU72E 24UB62574
- 1FMZU72E X4UC20110
- 1FMZU72E 34UB61398
- 1FMZU72E 64ZA97392
- 1FMZU72E 54UC16305
- 1FMZU72E 14UC25275
- 1FMZU72E 84UB62966
- 1FMZU72E 84ZB13043
- 1FMZU72E 54UC19950
- 1FMZU72E 94UB46498
- 1FMZU72E 74UC05581
- 1FMZU72E 84ZB22227
- 1FMZU72E 14UC20190
- 1FMZU72E 34UC22989
- 1FMZU72E X4UB65626
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 1,095 vehicles · $3,591 median
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 748 vehicles
- 2004 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,682 vehicles · $3,999 median
- 2004 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 56 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 98 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 83 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.