Factory build sheet
2003 Ford F-150
Build 1FTRF08W-3 · 4.6L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTRF08W 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 1FTRF08W and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 34 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 34 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2003 Ford F-150 4.6L 8cyl Pickup (813 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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 231 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 | RF08W | 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.
34 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTRF08W-3 shares the specification above.
- 34 Known VINs
- 1FTRF08W 93KD33093
- 1FTRF08W 53KB96752
- 1FTRF08W X3KD44085
- 1FTRF08W 23KA55749
- 1FTRF08W 73KD81823
- 1FTRF08W 33KB72000
- 1FTRF08W 43KB36767
- 1FTRF08W 13KC81751
- 1FTRF08W 63KC51273
- 1FTRF08W X3KD57466
- 1FTRF08W 93KB91974
- 1FTRF08W 33KD35454
- 1FTRF08W X3KA47396
- 1FTRF08W 43KB36770
- 1FTRF08W 53KA56331
- 1FTRF08W 13KC20495
- 1FTRF08W 43KB72071
- 1FTRF08W 83KA15319
- 1FTRF08W 83KB36772
- 1FTRF08W 83KC68690
- 1FTRF08W X3KB68610
- 1FTRF08W X3KC60493
- 1FTRF08W 33KB95535
- 1FTRF08W 83KC46947
- 1FTRF08W 83KC48813
- 1FTRF08W 63KB96498
- 1FTRF08W 13KB66499
- 1FTRF08W 13KD01593
- 1FTRF08W 63KC78621
- 1FTRF08W 03KB96609
- 1FTRF08W 83KD71107
- 1FTRF08W 63KB36852
- 1FTRF08W 53KC82174
- 1FTRF08W 43KB63693
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 34 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.