Factory build sheet
1981 Ford F-250
Build 1FTHF261-E · 6.9L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTHF261 and position 10 reads E. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-250 whose VIN starts 1FTHF261 and carries E 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
- 6.9 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 420
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Intl. Harvester
- Horsepower
- 150 hp
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Regular
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2G
- GVWR
- 8,001–9,000 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 1FTHF261 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1981 You are here code E
- 1985 6.9L 8cyl Pickup · 26 vehicles code F
- 1986 6.9L 8cyl Pickup · 27 vehicles code G
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 | HF261 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | E | Model year — 1981 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
21 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTHF261-E shares the specification above.
- 21 Known VINs
- 1FTHF261 9EPB45985
- 1FTHF261 3EPA38527
- 1FTHF261 7EPA11881
- 1FTHF261 2EPB59100
- 1FTHF261 2ENA73183
- 1FTHF261 2EPA46053
- 1FTHF261 7EPA01934
- 1FTHF261 9ENA47311
- 1FTHF261 9EPA78935
- 1FTHF261 7EPB50604
- 1FTHF261 7EPA23819
- 1FTHF261 XEKA55080
- 1FTHF261 7EPB65720
- 1FTHF261 1EPA29986
- 1FTHF261 0EPA22950
- 1FTHF261 3EPA78221
- 1FTHF261 4EPA63789
- 1FTHF261 7EKA68773
- 1FTHF261 0EPA25069
- 1FTHF261 9EPB60115
- 1FTHF261 6EPB30263
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the F-250, 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.