Factory build sheet
2006 Lincoln Zephyr Zephyr
Build 3LNHM261-6 · 3L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3LNHM261 and position 10 reads 6. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Zephyr whose VIN starts 3LNHM261 and carries 6 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 3,641 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 3,641 known VINs
- 18 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Lincoln 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
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO
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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$5,990 median asking price · 24 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $1,799 Top 2% of listings $12,000
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 | 3LN | FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HM261 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 6 | Model year — 2006 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
3,641 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3LNHM261-6 shares the specification above.
- 3,641 Known VINs
- 18 Listed for sale now
- 24 Priced listings
- $5,990 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 24 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 3,641 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.