Factory build sheet
2002 Ford Taurus LX
Build 1FAFP52U-2 · 3L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FAFP52U and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Taurus whose VIN starts 1FAFP52U and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 331 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 331 known VINs
- 2 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
- 155 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.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FAFP52U for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1998 LX 3L 6cyl Sedan · 891 vehicles code W $4,369
- 1999 LX 3L 6cyl Sedan · 333 vehicles code X
- 2000 LX 3L 6cyl Sedan · 141 vehicles code Y
- 2001 LX 3L 6cyl Sedan · 360 vehicles code 1 $5,490
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2002 You are here code 2
- 2003 LX 3L 6cyl Sedan · 315 vehicles code 3
- 2004 LX 3L 6cyl Sedan · 197 vehicles code 4
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 | FP52U | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
331 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FAFP52U-2 shares the specification above.
- 331 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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 331 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.