Factory build sheet
1998 Ford Taurus SE
Build 1FAFP57U-W · 3L 6cyl · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FAFP57U and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Taurus whose VIN starts 1FAFP57U and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 85 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 85 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
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 145 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Wagon
- 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 | FP57U | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
85 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FAFP57U-W shares the specification above.
- 85 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FAFP57U 3WG242914
- 1FAFP57U 5WG268544
- 1FAFP57U 2WG235159
- 1FAFP57U 6WA246717
- 1FAFP57U 1WG146411
- 1FAFP57U 1WG268542
- 1FAFP57U 1WA149392
- 1FAFP57U 6WA211160
- 1FAFP57U 0WG153947
- 1FAFP57U 7WG252524
- 1FAFP57U 3WG140769
- 1FAFP57U 8WA149972
- 1FAFP57U 2WG272549
- 1FAFP57U 0WA220131
- 1FAFP57U 3WA120444
- 1FAFP57U 7WA213144
- 1FAFP57U 0WG253515
- 1FAFP57U 5WG252277
- 1FAFP57U 6WA105078
- 1FAFP57U 0WG124108
- 1FAFP57U XWA211338
- 1FAFP57U 9WG268546
- 1FAFP57U 3WA261109
- 1FAFP57U 8WA133061
- 1FAFP57U XWA264198
- 1FAFP57U 0WA104671
- 1FAFP57U 2WG227336
- 1FAFP57U 8WG203610
- 1FAFP57U XWA108789
- 1FAFP57U 3WG131103
- 1FAFP57U 7WA218473
- 1FAFP57U 6WA134970
- 1FAFP57U 1WA232451
- 1FAFP57U 9WA230771
- 1FAFP57U 8WA146473
- 1FAFP57U 4WA208502
- 1FAFP57U 6WA147170
- 1FAFP57U 1WA132706
- 1FAFP57U 1WG175830
- 1FAFP57U XWA212747
- 1FAFP57U XWA273211
- 1FAFP57U 1WG270971
- 1FAFP57U 1WA174583
- 1FAFP57U 9WA143744
- 1FAFP57U 1WA132463
- 1FAFP57U 8WG275844
- 1FAFP57U 9WG208184
- 1FAFP57U 4WG146838
- 1FAFP57U 8WA238182
- 1FAFP57U 9WG156247
- 1FAFP57U 3WA227848
- 1FAFP57U XWG268541
- 1FAFP57U 0WG132516
- 1FAFP57U 6WA268247
- 1FAFP57U 0WA183999
- 1FAFP57U 9WG232632
- 1FAFP57U 6WA145144
- 1FAFP57U 0WA160190
- 1FAFP57U 4WA190793
- 1FAFP57U 8WG113681
- 1FAFP57U 1WG151141
- 1FAFP57U 8WG142310
- 1FAFP57U XWG161392
- 1FAFP57U 0WG150501
- 1FAFP57U 8WA273062
- 1FAFP57U XWG199902
- 1FAFP57U 4WA246621
- 1FAFP57U 7WA165385
- 1FAFP57U 2WG102207
- 1FAFP57U XWA234442
- 1FAFP57U 8WG270627
- 1FAFP57U 9WA164724
- 1FAFP57U 2WG265018
- 1FAFP57U 5WA187210
- 1FAFP57U 3WA240468
- 1FAFP57U XWA261463
- 1FAFP57U 7WA240358
- 1FAFP57U 1WG272560
- 1FAFP57U 3WG264413
- 1FAFP57U 3WA144727
- 1FAFP57U 1WG265821
- 1FAFP57U 1WA154835
- 1FAFP57U 3WG270633
- 1FAFP57U 8WA202895
- 1FAFP57U 0WA134169
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.
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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 85 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.