Factory build sheet
1997 Ford F-150 Flareside
Build 1FTDF082-V · 4.2L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTDF082 and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-150 whose VIN starts 1FTDF082 and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 22 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 22 known VINs
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
- 4.2 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 256
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 200 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Regular
- Series
- F-Series
- 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.
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 | 1FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | DF082 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTDF082-V shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- 1FTDF082 XVKB94179
- 1FTDF082 6VKD46815
- 1FTDF082 1VKA90583
- 1FTDF082 6VKC68939
- 1FTDF082 1VKB42116
- 1FTDF082 5VKC07937
- 1FTDF082 XVKD24350
- 1FTDF082 9VKB95095
- 1FTDF082 2VKD45547
- 1FTDF082 1VKC25643
- 1FTDF082 1VKC99743
- 1FTDF082 4VKA28529
- 1FTDF082 4VKC04480
- 1FTDF082 3VKC04342
- 1FTDF082 4VKC58488
- 1FTDF082 9VKB96795
- 1FTDF082 6VKC17697
- 1FTDF082 1VKA46048
- 1FTDF082 3VKC27975
- 1FTDF082 0VKB36128
- 1FTDF082 3VKB36138
- 1FTDF082 XVKC55384
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the F-150, 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.
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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 22 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.