Factory build sheet
1997 Ford F-150 Styleside
Build 2FTDF182-V · 4.2L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2FTDF182 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 2FTDF182 and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 1997 Ford F-150 Styleside 4.2L 6cyl Pickup (197 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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 OF CANADA, LTD.
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 | 2FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | DF182 | 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 |
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2FTDF182-V shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 2FTDF182 8VCB00570
- 2FTDF182 8VCA46817
- 2FTDF182 0VCA46228
- 2FTDF182 2VCA25560
- 2FTDF182 0VCA34614
- 2FTDF182 5VCA15296
- 2FTDF182 8VCA45652
- 2FTDF182 XVCA40615
- 2FTDF182 1VCA53074
- 2FTDF182 7VCA35453
- 2FTDF182 0VCA69010
- 2FTDF182 1VCA65645
- 2FTDF182 6VCA08678
- 2FTDF182 6VCA84059
- 2FTDF182 XVCA46558
- 2FTDF182 1VCA28708
- 2FTDF182 4VCA51562
- 2FTDF182 5VCA66765
- 2FTDF182 3VCA32405
- 2FTDF182 3VCA23610
- 2FTDF182 7VCA42158
- 2FTDF182 2VCA71082
- 2FTDF182 4VCA26211
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 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.