Factory build sheet
2016 Ford Transit EL SRW High Roof VAN
Build 1FTBW3XG-G · 3.5L 6cyl · Cargo VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FTBW3XG and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Transit whose VIN starts 1FTBW3XG and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 159 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 159 known VINs
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
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 310 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Cargo Van
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Series
- 350
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2H
- GVWR
- 9,001–10,000 lb
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 1FTBW3XG for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 EL SRW High Roof VAN 3.5L 6cyl Cargo VAN · 34 vehicles code F
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2016 You are here code G
- 2018 350 3DR LWB High Roof Extended Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door 3.5L 6cyl Cargo VAN · 218 vehicles code J
- 2019 350 Extended High Roof LWB RWD With Sliding Passenger-Side Door 3.5L 6cyl Cargo VAN · 276 vehicles code K $26,788
- 2020 Base 7.5L 8cyl · 416 vehicles code L $27,894
- 2022 350 High Roof Extended LB RWD 3.5L 6cyl Cargo VAN · 295 vehicles code N $28,995
- 2023 350 High Roof Extended LB RWD 3.5L 6cyl Cargo VAN · 437 vehicles code P $45,990
- 2024 High Roof 3.5L 6cyl Cargo VAN · 624 vehicles code R $51,998
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 | 1FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BW3XG | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 2016 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2016 Ford Transit as a whole rather than this build alone.
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
21 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2016 Transit. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
159 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FTBW3XG-G shares the specification above.
- 159 Known VINs
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 Transit, 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 159 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.