Factory build sheet
2008 Ford F-150 Flare Side
Build 1FTRF045-8 · 5.4L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTRF045 and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-150 whose VIN starts 1FTRF045 and carries 8 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 37 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 37 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2008 Ford F-150 Flare Side 5.4L 8cyl Pickup (155 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
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 300 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FTRF045 for 5 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 | RF045 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 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 2008 Ford F-150 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2008 F-150. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
37 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTRF045-8 shares the specification above.
- 37 Known VINs
- 1FTRF045 28KB94543
- 1FTRF045 88KC94999
- 1FTRF045 28KB18644
- 1FTRF045 28KD59846
- 1FTRF045 78KB81612
- 1FTRF045 68KE16730
- 1FTRF045 58KD04212
- 1FTRF045 X8KE23261
- 1FTRF045 88KD36426
- 1FTRF045 88KB31835
- 1FTRF045 98KC96471
- 1FTRF045 78KB39263
- 1FTRF045 78KE41944
- 1FTRF045 68KE84896
- 1FTRF045 28KB53894
- 1FTRF045 48KE71273
- 1FTRF045 58KB82239
- 1FTRF045 X8KB51469
- 1FTRF045 48KD26041
- 1FTRF045 68KC77327
- 1FTRF045 X8KB18066
- 1FTRF045 58KD44922
- 1FTRF045 78KC27097
- 1FTRF045 48KC28529
- 1FTRF045 48KD01396
- 1FTRF045 18KC75582
- 1FTRF045 58KE32028
- 1FTRF045 98KC88225
- 1FTRF045 28KC95601
- 1FTRF045 58KE57026
- 1FTRF045 88KC77135
- 1FTRF045 X8KB39189
- 1FTRF045 38KB81638
- 1FTRF045 X8KD61019
- 1FTRF045 28KC53803
- 1FTRF045 18KD02067
- 1FTRF045 58KB53890
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 37 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.