Factory build sheet
1990 Ford Thunderbird Standard
Build 1FAPP604-L · 3.8L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FAPP604 and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Thunderbird whose VIN starts 1FAPP604 and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 41 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 41 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
- 3.8 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 232
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 140 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- 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 1FAPP604 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | PP604 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 1990 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
41 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FAPP604-L shares the specification above.
- 41 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1FAPP604 8LH213189
- 1FAPP604 0LH213137
- 1FAPP604 7LH203107
- 1FAPP604 0LH130677
- 1FAPP604 5LH162749
- 1FAPP604 4LH100209
- 1FAPP604 7LH140817
- 1FAPP604 6LH182637
- 1FAPP604 0LH191219
- 1FAPP604 8LH138025
- 1FAPP604 6LH108313
- 1FAPP604 5LH119898
- 1FAPP604 9LH207210
- 1FAPP604 1LH113953
- 1FAPP604 9LH114820
- 1FAPP604 0LH116438
- 1FAPP604 6LH191497
- 1FAPP604 7LH117117
- 1FAPP604 7LH140753
- 1FAPP604 1LH166460
- 1FAPP604 6LH125984
- 1FAPP604 5LH142856
- 1FAPP604 6LH200439
- 1FAPP604 3LH210796
- 1FAPP604 8LH156542
- 1FAPP604 3LH207882
- 1FAPP604 1LH124984
- 1FAPP604 4LH149474
- 1FAPP604 XLH174282
- 1FAPP604 9LH136610
- 1FAPP604 1LH178334
- 1FAPP604 0LH138942
- 1FAPP604 XLH181586
- 1FAPP604 4LH179882
- 1FAPP604 2LH129255
- 1FAPP604 7LH113603
- 1FAPP604 XLH213209
- 1FAPP604 3LH196382
- 1FAPP604 0LH137192
- 1FAPP604 1LH146533
- 1FAPP604 1LH196039
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Thunderbird, 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 41 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.