Factory build sheet
2004 Ford F-250 F-Series
Build 1FDNF20L-4 · 5.4L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FDNF20L and position 10 reads 4. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every F-250 whose VIN starts 1FDNF20L and carries 4 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 138 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 138 known VINs
- 1 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
- 5.4 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 250 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
- 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.
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 | 1FD | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | NF20L | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 4 | Model year — 2004 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
138 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FDNF20L-4 shares the specification above.
- 138 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
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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 138 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.