Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMDU63E-5 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU63E and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FMDU63E and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 46 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 46 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2005 Ford Explorer XLT 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (1,536 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
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 210 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 1FMDU63E for 3 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 | DU63E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 5 | Model year — 2005 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
46 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU63E-5 shares the specification above.
- 46 Known VINs
- 1FMDU63E 75ZA02813
- 1FMDU63E 65ZA13219
- 1FMDU63E 25ZA02511
- 1FMDU63E 95ZA26787
- 1FMDU63E 25UA04451
- 1FMDU63E 05UA92321
- 1FMDU63E 95ZA09083
- 1FMDU63E 25ZA18904
- 1FMDU63E 05ZA38388
- 1FMDU63E 05UA57830
- 1FMDU63E X5ZA75951
- 1FMDU63E 25ZA21298
- 1FMDU63E 65ZA11745
- 1FMDU63E 15ZA64692
- 1FMDU63E 55ZA26916
- 1FMDU63E 75ZA37402
- 1FMDU63E 75ZA75941
- 1FMDU63E 85UB76421
- 1FMDU63E 35ZA23657
- 1FMDU63E 75UB99835
- 1FMDU63E 45UB71975
- 1FMDU63E 25UA06829
- 1FMDU63E X5ZA65050
- 1FMDU63E 45ZA47255
- 1FMDU63E 45UB16913
- 1FMDU63E 65UA15260
- 1FMDU63E 05UB38682
- 1FMDU63E 55ZA21215
- 1FMDU63E 85UA06804
- 1FMDU63E 25UB12567
- 1FMDU63E 45UA84660
- 1FMDU63E 45UA84528
- 1FMDU63E 05UB99787
- 1FMDU63E 45UB12585
- 1FMDU63E 05ZA25026
- 1FMDU63E 05UB70385
- 1FMDU63E 75UB77091
- 1FMDU63E 85ZA08961
- 1FMDU63E 55ZA68180
- 1FMDU63E 35ZA26767
- 1FMDU63E X5UA20266
- 1FMDU63E 95UA19190
- 1FMDU63E 75ZA13245
- 1FMDU63E 25ZA13041
- 1FMDU63E 05ZA26936
- 1FMDU63E 65ZA37312
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.
- 2005 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 84 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 41 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 87 vehicles
- 2005 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 39 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 229 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 46 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.