Factory build sheet
1998 Ford Windstar
Build 2FTDA54U-W · 3L 6cyl · Cargo VAN
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2FTDA54U and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Windstar whose VIN starts 2FTDA54U and carries W 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
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
- Displacement (CI)
- 182
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Overhead Valve (OHV)
- Horsepower
- 140 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Cargo Van
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Doors
- 3
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 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 | 2FT | FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | DA54U | 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 |
41 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2FTDA54U-W shares the specification above.
- 41 Known VINs
- 2FTDA54U 5WBB50718
- 2FTDA54U 9WBB52147
- 2FTDA54U 3WBA45224
- 2FTDA54U 6WBA44794
- 2FTDA54U 3WBB11903
- 2FTDA54U 8WBA44022
- 2FTDA54U 2WBB11729
- 2FTDA54U 5WBB11711
- 2FTDA54U 7WBB52521
- 2FTDA54U 1WBB11768
- 2FTDA54U 5WBB12082
- 2FTDA54U 6WBB51599
- 2FTDA54U 6WBB51263
- 2FTDA54U 5WBB50699
- 2FTDA54U 0WBA91173
- 2FTDA54U 1WBB52417
- 2FTDA54U 3WBA44364
- 2FTDA54U 0WBA44466
- 2FTDA54U XWBB50777
- 2FTDA54U 8WBA86478
- 2FTDA54U 8WBB12125
- 2FTDA54U 5WBB50864
- 2FTDA54U 8WBA44795
- 2FTDA54U 7WBB50719
- 2FTDA54U XWBB51492
- 2FTDA54U 2WBA86590
- 2FTDA54U XWBA91102
- 2FTDA54U 3WBA86873
- 2FTDA54U 8WBA90546
- 2FTDA54U 9WBB51290
- 2FTDA54U 6WBA45279
- 2FTDA54U 9WBB12084
- 2FTDA54U 9WBB51872
- 2FTDA54U 0WBA45262
- 2FTDA54U 6WBA87063
- 2FTDA54U 3WBA52531
- 2FTDA54U XWBA45205
- 2FTDA54U 8WBB12514
- 2FTDA54U 9WBA44384
- 2FTDA54U 2WBA90641
- 2FTDA54U 2WBA44260
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Windstar, 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.