Factory build sheet
2003 Ford F-150
Build 1FTRF08L-3 · 5.4L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTRF08L and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-150 whose VIN starts 1FTRF08L and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 35 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 35 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2003 Ford F-150 5.4L 8cyl Pickup (5,442 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
- 5.4 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 260 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 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 | 1FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | RF08L | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 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 2003 Ford F-150 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★ ★★★ 2 / 5
12 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2003 F-150. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
35 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTRF08L-3 shares the specification above.
- 35 Known VINs
- 1FTRF08L 43KB90771
- 1FTRF08L 73KD54417
- 1FTRF08L 63KB37814
- 1FTRF08L 83KC48297
- 1FTRF08L 53KB95834
- 1FTRF08L 13KC92755
- 1FTRF08L 93KC94740
- 1FTRF08L 03KC00373
- 1FTRF08L 93KC47871
- 1FTRF08L 83KC12786
- 1FTRF08L 33KD43737
- 1FTRF08L 53KD29662
- 1FTRF08L 03KD42514
- 1FTRF08L 73KB15207
- 1FTRF08L 93KC68042
- 1FTRF08L 03KD50239
- 1FTRF08L X3KB36794
- 1FTRF08L 53KC79085
- 1FTRF08L 13KC32703
- 1FTRF08L 63KB48991
- 1FTRF08L 73KB36784
- 1FTRF08L 43KB36824
- 1FTRF08L 63KC81508
- 1FTRF08L 23KB95550
- 1FTRF08L 33KC30824
- 1FTRF08L 33KC72264
- 1FTRF08L 33KD64426
- 1FTRF08L 63KB60980
- 1FTRF08L 13KD64151
- 1FTRF08L 63KB96653
- 1FTRF08L 83KB96783
- 1FTRF08L 03KB47545
- 1FTRF08L 93KC89134
- 1FTRF08L 23KC32998
- 1FTRF08L 43KB36905
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 35 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.