Factory build sheet
2009 Ford Explorer XLT
Build 1FMEU83E-9 · 4L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMEU83E and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FMEU83E and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 33 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 33 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
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-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 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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 | EU83E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 2009 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2009 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2009 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
33 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMEU83E-9 shares the specification above.
- 33 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMEU83E 89UA23785
- 1FMEU83E 99UA25903
- 1FMEU83E 69UA02191
- 1FMEU83E 69UA35790
- 1FMEU83E 79UA44658
- 1FMEU83E 59UA06944
- 1FMEU83E 19UA35941
- 1FMEU83E 39UA40798
- 1FMEU83E 49UA08071
- 1FMEU83E 69UA38608
- 1FMEU83E 99UA28428
- 1FMEU83E 49UA38431
- 1FMEU83E 19UA42663
- 1FMEU83E 69UA29911
- 1FMEU83E 59UA36073
- 1FMEU83E 89UA30316
- 1FMEU83E 49UA01248
- 1FMEU83E 69UA19346
- 1FMEU83E 69UA18021
- 1FMEU83E 69UA38687
- 1FMEU83E 09UA06754
- 1FMEU83E 49UA26232
- 1FMEU83E 99UA34973
- 1FMEU83E 59UA08824
- 1FMEU83E 29UA34653
- 1FMEU83E 99UA28140
- 1FMEU83E 29UA35723
- 1FMEU83E 19UA17679
- 1FMEU83E 99UA06946
- 1FMEU83E 89UA32258
- 1FMEU83E 89UA02449
- 1FMEU83E 69UA36678
- 1FMEU83E 99UA20605
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.
- 2009 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 46 vehicles
- 2010 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,087 vehicles · $7,099 median
- 2010 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,226 vehicles · $6,495 median
- 2010 XLT 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 226 vehicles · $7,495 median
- 2010 Limited 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 352 vehicles · $8,990 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 33 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.