Factory build sheet
2004 Ford Explorer
Build 1FMZU83K-4 · 4L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU83K 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 1FMZU83K and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 26 known VINs
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
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FMZU83K for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2003 XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 48 vehicles code 3
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2004 You are here code 4
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 | ZU83K | 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.
26 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU83K-4 shares the specification above.
- 26 Known VINs
- 1FMZU83K 34UA21376
- 1FMZU83K X4UA44184
- 1FMZU83K 54ZA64121
- 1FMZU83K 64UA02126
- 1FMZU83K 94UA59517
- 1FMZU83K 14ZA89470
- 1FMZU83K 74UA31960
- 1FMZU83K 44ZB08058
- 1FMZU83K 94UB33454
- 1FMZU83K 14UB85161
- 1FMZU83K X4UC01499
- 1FMZU83K 64UA58986
- 1FMZU83K 24ZA33263
- 1FMZU83K 64UB08835
- 1FMZU83K 94UA26419
- 1FMZU83K 44UB54308
- 1FMZU83K 74ZA36451
- 1FMZU83K 74UA36883
- 1FMZU83K 94UC14325
- 1FMZU83K 34ZA54106
- 1FMZU83K 74UB22551
- 1FMZU83K 44UA01766
- 1FMZU83K 94UB40033
- 1FMZU83K 64UB95359
- 1FMZU83K 14UC20622
- 1FMZU83K 34ZA32025
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 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 53 vehicles
- 2004 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 44 vehicles
- 2004 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 53 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 84 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 73 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 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.