Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMDU65K-5 · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU65K 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 1FMDU65K and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 39 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 39 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2005 Ford Explorer Limited 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (54 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 1FMDU65K 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 | DU65K | 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 |
39 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU65K-5 shares the specification above.
- 39 Known VINs
- 1FMDU65K 35ZA56547
- 1FMDU65K 15UB47507
- 1FMDU65K 35ZA42177
- 1FMDU65K 25ZA66292
- 1FMDU65K 05UB65870
- 1FMDU65K 55ZA63564
- 1FMDU65K 85UA56136
- 1FMDU65K X5ZA55346
- 1FMDU65K 05UA10817
- 1FMDU65K 75UB54154
- 1FMDU65K 35UB49176
- 1FMDU65K 35ZA59092
- 1FMDU65K 75UB65946
- 1FMDU65K 45ZA22326
- 1FMDU65K 15ZA67515
- 1FMDU65K 75ZA20165
- 1FMDU65K 75ZA57474
- 1FMDU65K X5ZA77041
- 1FMDU65K 85UB49187
- 1FMDU65K 85ZA76776
- 1FMDU65K 25ZA12524
- 1FMDU65K 05UB00257
- 1FMDU65K X5ZA16059
- 1FMDU65K 45ZA20169
- 1FMDU65K X5UB54469
- 1FMDU65K 25ZA61061
- 1FMDU65K 65ZA53027
- 1FMDU65K 05ZA56098
- 1FMDU65K 95UB66516
- 1FMDU65K 45ZA50045
- 1FMDU65K 15ZA62962
- 1FMDU65K 65UA97901
- 1FMDU65K 05ZA20167
- 1FMDU65K 05ZA56540
- 1FMDU65K X5ZA07085
- 1FMDU65K 75UB54476
- 1FMDU65K X5ZA60921
- 1FMDU65K 35UB11074
- 1FMDU65K 15ZA77705
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 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 63 vehicles
- 2005 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 53 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 229 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 194 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 399 vehicles · $4,500 median
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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 39 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.