Factory build sheet
2003 Ford F-150 XL/XLT
Build 2FTRF17L-3 · 5.4L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2FTRF17L 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 2FTRF17L and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 21 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 21 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
- 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 OF CANADA, LTD.
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 | 2FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. · 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.
21 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2FTRF17L-3 shares the specification above.
- 21 Known VINs
- 2FTRF17L 43CA28554
- 2FTRF17L 03CA31435
- 2FTRF17L 83CA37712
- 2FTRF17L 13CA47479
- 2FTRF17L 13CA92065
- 2FTRF17L 33CA50240
- 2FTRF17L X3CA53815
- 2FTRF17L 93CA90421
- 2FTRF17L X3CA90430
- 2FTRF17L 53CB14570
- 2FTRF17L 33CA44602
- 2FTRF17L 33CA94139
- 2FTRF17L 23CA59415
- 2FTRF17L 63CA84687
- 2FTRF17L 83CA98185
- 2FTRF17L 83CA92063
- 2FTRF17L 33CA75039
- 2FTRF17L X3CA32575
- 2FTRF17L 33CA77311
- 2FTRF17L 53CA63782
- 2FTRF17L 03CA95586
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 21 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.