Factory build sheet
1997 Ford F-250 Styleside
Build 1FTFF28W-V · 4.6L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTFF28W and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-250 whose VIN starts 1FTFF28W and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 25 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 25 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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 210 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 2F
- GVWR
- 7,001–8,000 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 | 1FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FF28W | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
25 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTFF28W-V shares the specification above.
- 25 Known VINs
- 1FTFF28W 4VNC33323
- 1FTFF28W 6VKB76186
- 1FTFF28W XVKD20872
- 1FTFF28W 8VND11165
- 1FTFF28W 3VND11266
- 1FTFF28W 6VKB73174
- 1FTFF28W 1VKD44980
- 1FTFF28W 7VKC85112
- 1FTFF28W 8VKD44944
- 1FTFF28W 6VNB62626
- 1FTFF28W 6VNC85276
- 1FTFF28W 6VKD20870
- 1FTFF28W 2VKD69628
- 1FTFF28W 6VKD44893
- 1FTFF28W 6VKD04586
- 1FTFF28W 7VNB97952
- 1FTFF28W 1VKC68581
- 1FTFF28W 0VNC42410
- 1FTFF28W 2VKD44910
- 1FTFF28W 2VNC60598
- 1FTFF28W 2VNC91320
- 1FTFF28W 7VKD10395
- 1FTFF28W 3VKC32956
- 1FTFF28W 4VKD15019
- 1FTFF28W 5VNC99511
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 25 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.