Factory build sheet

2003 Ford F-150

Build 1FTRF17L-3 · 5.4L 8cyl · Pickup

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTRF17L 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 1FTRF17L and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 49 of them.

  • Decoded Sep 9, 2026
  • 49 known VINs

This configuration is identical to 2003 Ford F-150 5.4L 8cyl Pickup (2,654 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
4x2
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.

The same build, other model years

Ford used the VIN pattern 1FTRF17L for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 RF17L 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.

49 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTRF17L-3 shares the specification above.

  • 49 Known VINs

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 49 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.