Factory build sheet
1997 Ford F-250
Build 3FTHF26F-V · 7.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3FTHF26F 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 3FTHF26F and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 22 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 22 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 1997 Ford F-250 7.3L 8cyl Pickup (934 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
- 7.3 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 445
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 7.3 Turbo -DI
- Engine manufacturer
- Navistar
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 205 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, MEXICO
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.
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 | 3FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HF26F | 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 |
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3FTHF26F-V shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- 3FTHF26F 8VMA00888
- 3FTHF26F 9VMA66396
- 3FTHF26F 1VMA18455
- 3FTHF26F 7VMA68406
- 3FTHF26F 4VMA51997
- 3FTHF26F 1VMA06984
- 3FTHF26F 8VMA00017
- 3FTHF26F 4VMA41096
- 3FTHF26F 9VMA01600
- 3FTHF26F 1VMA50449
- 3FTHF26F 9VMA08501
- 3FTHF26F 1VMA68787
- 3FTHF26F 5VMA57629
- 3FTHF26F 8VMA67376
- 3FTHF26F 9VMA15951
- 3FTHF26F 6VMA00789
- 3FTHF26F 2VMA27004
- 3FTHF26F 2VMA50198
- 3FTHF26F 1VMA59572
- 3FTHF26F 3VMA17212
- 3FTHF26F 5VMA24047
- 3FTHF26F 0VMA65850
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 22 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.