Factory build sheet

2021 Ford Transit 350 138 RWD

Build 1FDBW5Z8-M · 3.5L 6cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Incomplete - Chassis CAB (Number OF CAB Unknown)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FDBW5Z8 and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Transit whose VIN starts 1FDBW5Z8 and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 74 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 74 known VINs
  • 7 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
3.5 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
3.5L V6 Cyclone
Engine manufacturer
Ford
Horsepower
275 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
Rear-wheel drive
Brake system
Hydraulic

Body & chassis

Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
NHTSA body type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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.

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 1FD FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 BW5Z8 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 M Model year — 2021
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

74 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1FDBW5Z8-M shares the specification above.

  • 74 Known VINs
  • 7 Listed for sale now

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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 74 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.