Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMDU65W-5 · 4.6L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU65W 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 1FMDU65W and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 63 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 63 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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- 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 1FMDU65W 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 | DU65W | 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 |
63 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU65W-5 shares the specification above.
- 63 Known VINs
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA68816
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA54611
- 1FMDU65W 75ZA07208
- 1FMDU65W 45ZA32969
- 1FMDU65W 45ZA56351
- 1FMDU65W 85ZA53923
- 1FMDU65W 05UA44100
- 1FMDU65W 95ZA72139
- 1FMDU65W 15ZA09830
- 1FMDU65W 65UB95328
- 1FMDU65W 15UA49144
- 1FMDU65W 85ZA33672
- 1FMDU65W 15ZA64875
- 1FMDU65W 75ZA54643
- 1FMDU65W 85UA54115
- 1FMDU65W 65ZA51992
- 1FMDU65W 25ZA02014
- 1FMDU65W 95UA13959
- 1FMDU65W X5ZA32071
- 1FMDU65W 25ZA58695
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA18417
- 1FMDU65W 05ZA11522
- 1FMDU65W 35ZA02331
- 1FMDU65W 25UB19797
- 1FMDU65W 05ZA56413
- 1FMDU65W 35UB30453
- 1FMDU65W 25UB54534
- 1FMDU65W X5UC00191
- 1FMDU65W 95ZA60086
- 1FMDU65W 75UB43092
- 1FMDU65W 25UA49668
- 1FMDU65W 85UA97904
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA56164
- 1FMDU65W 35UB30470
- 1FMDU65W 35ZA72251
- 1FMDU65W 75UB83558
- 1FMDU65W 95UA18398
- 1FMDU65W 35UA26125
- 1FMDU65W 65UB52706
- 1FMDU65W 45ZA04654
- 1FMDU65W 55UB34441
- 1FMDU65W 45ZA57323
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA08860
- 1FMDU65W X5ZA28103
- 1FMDU65W 65ZA57341
- 1FMDU65W X5ZA24875
- 1FMDU65W 05ZA20219
- 1FMDU65W 25UA90950
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA24461
- 1FMDU65W X5ZA69914
- 1FMDU65W 55UA14574
- 1FMDU65W 65ZA30057
- 1FMDU65W 85UB62217
- 1FMDU65W 05ZA62955
- 1FMDU65W 75ZA38488
- 1FMDU65W 95ZA48133
- 1FMDU65W 55ZA25822
- 1FMDU65W 05ZA50062
- 1FMDU65W X5ZA00317
- 1FMDU65W 75UB66775
- 1FMDU65W 55UB61476
- 1FMDU65W 85ZA12319
- 1FMDU65W 65UA40813
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 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 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 357 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 125 vehicles
- 2005 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 51 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 63 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.