Factory build sheet
2012 Ford F-150
Build 1FTEX1EM-C · 3.7L 4cyl
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTEX1EM and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-150 whose VIN starts 1FTEX1EM and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,356 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,356 known VINs
- 14 listed for sale now
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
- 3.7 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 226
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- 302 hp 37l v6 flex fuel vehicle
- Engine manufacturer
- White Engine
- Horsepower
- 68 hp
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Drivetrain
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$10,797 median asking price · 18 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 18 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FTEX1EM for 4 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 | EX1EM | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
1,356 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTEX1EM-C shares the specification above.
- 1,356 Known VINs
- 14 Listed for sale now
- 18 Priced listings
- $10,797 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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.
- 2012 Raptor SVT 6.2L 8-cyl · 4WD 219 vehicles · $20,390 median
- 2012 Harley-Davidson 1FTFW1C6-C 102 vehicles · $22,999 median
- 2012 5L 8-cyl 5,887 vehicles · $11,995 median
- 2012 Harley-Davidson 1FTFW1E6-C 1,026 vehicles · $17,995 median
- 2012 SVT Raptor Supercrew 4WD 4WD 2,179 vehicles · $23,395 median
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 18 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,356 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.