Factory build sheet
2013 Ford Explorer Base
Build 1FM5K8B8-D · 3.5L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FM5K8B8 and position 10 reads D. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FM5K8B8 and carries D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 3,429 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 3,429 known VINs
- 53 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
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- Ti-VCT
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 290 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 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$7,900 median asking price · 64 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,999 Top 2% of listings $14,995
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FM5K8B8 for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2013 You are here code D $7,900
- 2014 Base 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,906 vehicles code E $8,995
- 2015 Base 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,657 vehicles code F $9,995
- 2016 Base 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,565 vehicles code G $12,555
- 2017 Base 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,720 vehicles code H $15,154
- 2018 Base 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,664 vehicles code J $16,299
- 2019 Base 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 463 vehicles code K $16,330
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 | 5K8B8 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | D | Model year — 2013 |
| 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 2013 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
12 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2013 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
3,429 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FM5K8B8-D shares the specification above.
- 3,429 Known VINs
- 53 Listed for sale now
- 64 Priced listings
- $7,900 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 4 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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.
- 2013 XLT 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 17,655 vehicles · $7,995 median
- 2013 Limited 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 10,583 vehicles · $9,574 median
- 2013 Sport 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,631 vehicles · $9,888 median
- 2014 Base 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 240 vehicles
- 2014 Limited 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 387 vehicles · $11,490 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.
Prices are asking prices from 64 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 3,429 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.