Factory build sheet
2009 Ford Explorer Limited
Build 1FMEU858-9 · 4.6L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FMEU858 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 1FMEU858 and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 46 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 46 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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 292 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 | EU858 | 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.
46 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FMEU858-9 shares the specification above.
- 46 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FMEU858 29UA34210
- 1FMEU858 29UA02163
- 1FMEU858 99UA07943
- 1FMEU858 X9UA04503
- 1FMEU858 X9UA16926
- 1FMEU858 99UA01446
- 1FMEU858 19UA44338
- 1FMEU858 29UA44378
- 1FMEU858 99UA35015
- 1FMEU858 79UA34123
- 1FMEU858 X9UA43544
- 1FMEU858 29UA21098
- 1FMEU858 79UA23879
- 1FMEU858 29UA20775
- 1FMEU858 89UA09022
- 1FMEU858 59UA19586
- 1FMEU858 89UA16956
- 1FMEU858 79UA01316
- 1FMEU858 59UA30331
- 1FMEU858 39UA03533
- 1FMEU858 89UA18531
- 1FMEU858 59UA00391
- 1FMEU858 49UA26285
- 1FMEU858 79UA41346
- 1FMEU858 79UA06838
- 1FMEU858 09UA13078
- 1FMEU858 19UA05362
- 1FMEU858 69UA05373
- 1FMEU858 49UA01452
- 1FMEU858 59UA13075
- 1FMEU858 79UA39256
- 1FMEU858 29UA34630
- 1FMEU858 49UA39229
- 1FMEU858 19UA11954
- 1FMEU858 49UA16937
- 1FMEU858 39UA02544
- 1FMEU858 29UA34689
- 1FMEU858 19UA02381
- 1FMEU858 69UA44335
- 1FMEU858 49UA41272
- 1FMEU858 09UA24386
- 1FMEU858 09UA41334
- 1FMEU858 09UA24310
- 1FMEU858 89UA01728
- 1FMEU858 19UA42671
- 1FMEU858 59UA25565
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.
- 2010 XLT 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,085 vehicles · $7,099 median
- 2010 Eddie Bauer 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,226 vehicles · $6,495 median
- 2010 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 224 vehicles
- 2010 Eddie Bauer 4.6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 383 vehicles · $10,093 median
- 2010 Limited 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 359 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 46 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.