Factory build sheet
2005 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMZU75E-5 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMZU75E 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 1FMZU75E and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 26 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 1FMZU75E 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 | ZU75E | 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 |
26 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMZU75E-5 shares the specification above.
- 26 Known VINs
- 1FMZU75E 85UA67417
- 1FMZU75E 55ZA00292
- 1FMZU75E X5UB34079
- 1FMZU75E 85UA61598
- 1FMZU75E 05UA78184
- 1FMZU75E 75UA11453
- 1FMZU75E 55ZA69015
- 1FMZU75E 75UA37552
- 1FMZU75E 65ZA12287
- 1FMZU75E 55UB02236
- 1FMZU75E 45ZA28861
- 1FMZU75E 75ZA07129
- 1FMZU75E 25ZA37638
- 1FMZU75E 95UA61139
- 1FMZU75E 95ZA21517
- 1FMZU75E 45UA10177
- 1FMZU75E 65UA61955
- 1FMZU75E 05UA67184
- 1FMZU75E 55ZA31803
- 1FMZU75E 95UA73601
- 1FMZU75E 25ZA15588
- 1FMZU75E 55UA82358
- 1FMZU75E 85ZA21329
- 1FMZU75E 65UA30690
- 1FMZU75E X5UA67600
- 1FMZU75E 65ZA45645
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 77 vehicles
- 2005 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 213 vehicles
- 2006 XLS 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 954 vehicles · $5,084 median
- 2006 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,021 vehicles · $5,995 median
- 2006 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 239 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 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.