Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMDU75E-5 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMDU75E 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 1FMDU75E and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 51 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 51 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2005 Ford Explorer Limited 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (98 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
- 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 1FMDU75E for 5 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 | DU75E | 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 |
51 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMDU75E-5 shares the specification above.
- 51 Known VINs
- 1FMDU75E X5UB38837
- 1FMDU75E 45ZA10306
- 1FMDU75E 05ZA02185
- 1FMDU75E 05ZA47546
- 1FMDU75E 85UA76550
- 1FMDU75E 15UA82772
- 1FMDU75E 15UB22512
- 1FMDU75E 95UA26868
- 1FMDU75E 25UA51532
- 1FMDU75E 55ZA18382
- 1FMDU75E 75UB56969
- 1FMDU75E 45ZA51373
- 1FMDU75E 55UB87444
- 1FMDU75E 65UA26777
- 1FMDU75E 55UB78940
- 1FMDU75E 05ZA71779
- 1FMDU75E 25UB83562
- 1FMDU75E 85ZA01981
- 1FMDU75E 15UA33765
- 1FMDU75E 65ZA67025
- 1FMDU75E X5UA21100
- 1FMDU75E X5UB86953
- 1FMDU75E 05UA06508
- 1FMDU75E 85UB83646
- 1FMDU75E 65ZA56123
- 1FMDU75E X5UB99881
- 1FMDU75E 55ZA32623
- 1FMDU75E X5UB76441
- 1FMDU75E 95UB99838
- 1FMDU75E 75UA19949
- 1FMDU75E 35UA26199
- 1FMDU75E 45UB48778
- 1FMDU75E 25UB30411
- 1FMDU75E X5ZA48977
- 1FMDU75E 75UB22420
- 1FMDU75E 35ZA26142
- 1FMDU75E 45UA26146
- 1FMDU75E 55UB36851
- 1FMDU75E 85UA11469
- 1FMDU75E 75ZA13507
- 1FMDU75E 95ZA00340
- 1FMDU75E 75ZA50041
- 1FMDU75E 25UA60974
- 1FMDU75E 95ZA13458
- 1FMDU75E 25UB22695
- 1FMDU75E X5ZA10472
- 1FMDU75E 45ZA51356
- 1FMDU75E 55ZA59062
- 1FMDU75E 95ZA19454
- 1FMDU75E 65ZA60124
- 1FMDU75E 15ZA00395
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 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 98 vehicles
- 2005 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 411 vehicles
- 2005 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 124 vehicles
- 2005 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 344 vehicles
- 2005 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 30 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 51 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.