Factory build sheet
1989 Ford Taurus SHO
Build 1FABP54Y-K · 3L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FABP54Y and position 10 reads K. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Taurus whose VIN starts 1FABP54Y and carries K in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 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
- 3 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 182
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Yamaha
- Horsepower
- 220 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
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 | 1FA | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BP54Y | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | K | Model year — 1989 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FABP54Y-K shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FABP54Y 8KA190733
- 1FABP54Y XKA185856
- 1FABP54Y 1KA179945
- 1FABP54Y 0KA297257
- 1FABP54Y 1KA218176
- 1FABP54Y 5KA202935
- 1FABP54Y XKA169253
- 1FABP54Y XKA230973
- 1FABP54Y 8KA241924
- 1FABP54Y 1KA271489
- 1FABP54Y 3KA233276
- 1FABP54Y 2KA155430
- 1FABP54Y 7KA213418
- 1FABP54Y 9KA150645
- 1FABP54Y 5KA149945
- 1FABP54Y 8KA147963
- 1FABP54Y 5KA189281
- 1FABP54Y 2KA290469
- 1FABP54Y XKA176378
- 1FABP54Y 3KA287497
- 1FABP54Y 6KA168584
- 1FABP54Y 8KA242717
- 1FABP54Y 5KA140954
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Taurus, 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.
- 2019 SE FWD 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 453 vehicles · $14,594 median
- 2019 SEL FWD 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 712 vehicles · $15,609 median
- 2019 Limited FWD 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 1,865 vehicles · $13,995 median
- 2019 Limited AWD 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 509 vehicles · $18,500 median
- 2019 Police AWD 3.7L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 271 vehicles · $10,180 median
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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 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.