Factory build sheet
1997 Ford F-250 Styleside
Build 1FTFX28W-V · 4.6L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTFX28W 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 1FTFX28W and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 20 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 20 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 1997 Ford F-250 Styleside 4.6L 8cyl Pickup (25 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
- 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
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- 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 | FX28W | 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 |
20 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTFX28W-V shares the specification above.
- 20 Known VINs
- 1FTFX28W 5VKD22431
- 1FTFX28W 6VKC88130
- 1FTFX28W XVND12170
- 1FTFX28W 1VKD69293
- 1FTFX28W 5VKC59217
- 1FTFX28W 1VNC27914
- 1FTFX28W 2VND06539
- 1FTFX28W 4VND11936
- 1FTFX28W 3VND06579
- 1FTFX28W 6VKC94459
- 1FTFX28W 9VKD60700
- 1FTFX28W 2VKD27067
- 1FTFX28W 4VKC49018
- 1FTFX28W 8VKC32822
- 1FTFX28W 2VKD60697
- 1FTFX28W 7VKD00043
- 1FTFX28W 0VKD72654
- 1FTFX28W 1VKD04752
- 1FTFX28W 7VNC36018
- 1FTFX28W 0VNC27631
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 20 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.