Factory build sheet
2020 Ford Explorer ST
Build 1FM5K8GC-L · 3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FM5K8GC and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Explorer whose VIN starts 1FM5K8GC and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 21,326 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 21,326 known VINs
- 671 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 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- GTDI
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 10
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 7
- Seat rows
- 3
- 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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
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.
$26,880 median asking price · 1,033 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $19,870 Top 2% of listings $33,998
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FM5K8GC for 5 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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2020 You are here code L $26,880
- 2021 ST 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 16,962 vehicles code M $30,199
- 2022 ST 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 15,702 vehicles code N $34,189
- 2023 ST 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 15,288 vehicles code P $39,987
- 2024 ST 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 6,126 vehicles code R $43,550
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 | 5K8GC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 2020 |
| 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 2020 Ford Explorer as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
32 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2020 Explorer. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
21,326 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FM5K8GC-L shares the specification above.
- 21,326 Known VINs
- 671 Listed for sale now
- 1,033 Priced listings
- $26,880 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
- 0 1,347
- 1 1,329
- 2 1,291
- 3 1,361
- 4 1,349
- 5 1,310
- 6 1,369
- 7 1,397
- 8 1,357
- 9 1,327
- A 1,296
- B 1,296
- C 1,275
- D 1,317
- E 1,348
- F 1,357
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.
- 2020 Platinum 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 10,540 vehicles · $26,200 median
- 2020 Base 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · RWD 1,256 vehicles · $18,195 median
- 2020 XLT 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · RWD 21,316 vehicles · $19,250 median
- 2020 Base 3.3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 216 vehicles · $18,571 median
- 2020 Limited 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 13,396 vehicles · $22,475 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 1,033 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 21,326 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.