Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Explorer XLS
Build 1FMDU72E-5 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU72E 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 1FMDU72E and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 19 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 19 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 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 1FMDU72E for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2002 XLS 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 63 vehicles code 2
-
2005 You are here code 5
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 | DU72E | 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 |
19 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU72E-5 shares the specification above.
- 19 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMDU72E 05UA33650
- 1FMDU72E 45ZA66010
- 1FMDU72E 45UB08687
- 1FMDU72E 25UA63121
- 1FMDU72E X5ZA58249
- 1FMDU72E 45UB34447
- 1FMDU72E 25UB08798
- 1FMDU72E 75ZA22938
- 1FMDU72E 55UA95528
- 1FMDU72E 75UA49215
- 1FMDU72E 95UB03856
- 1FMDU72E 25UA25467
- 1FMDU72E 55ZA50883
- 1FMDU72E 55ZA53525
- 1FMDU72E 25ZA53157
- 1FMDU72E 85ZA07672
- 1FMDU72E 05UB30881
- 1FMDU72E 35UB08213
- 1FMDU72E 55ZA60247
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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 19 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.