Factory build sheet
1989 Mercury Cougar LS
Build 1MEPM604-K · 3.8L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1MEPM604 and position 10 reads K. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Cougar whose VIN starts 1MEPM604 and carries K in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 42 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 42 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Mercury 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
Mercury used the VIN pattern 1MEPM604 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 | 1ME | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | PM604 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | K | Model year — 1989 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
42 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1MEPM604-K shares the specification above.
- 42 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
- 1MEPM604 3KH672131
- 1MEPM604 8KH632482
- 1MEPM604 3KH667141
- 1MEPM604 4KH621964
- 1MEPM604 0KH619693
- 1MEPM604 2KH698042
- 1MEPM604 XKH697057
- 1MEPM604 7KH636958
- 1MEPM604 2KH640397
- 1MEPM604 2KH647950
- 1MEPM604 4KH677340
- 1MEPM604 2KH607108
- 1MEPM604 9KH605548
- 1MEPM604 2KH686294
- 1MEPM604 6KH613204
- 1MEPM604 5KH684152
- 1MEPM604 7KH663027
- 1MEPM604 1KH665968
- 1MEPM604 5KH628955
- 1MEPM604 9KH689290
- 1MEPM604 1KH659829
- 1MEPM604 3KH683842
- 1MEPM604 1KH685976
- 1MEPM604 3KH696445
- 1MEPM604 4KH648999
- 1MEPM604 0KH691011
- 1MEPM604 3KH676079
- 1MEPM604 3KH642773
- 1MEPM604 8KH661934
- 1MEPM604 7KH675842
- 1MEPM604 0KH607009
- 1MEPM604 9KH616887
- 1MEPM604 5KH646162
- 1MEPM604 9KH669296
- 1MEPM604 5KH691134
- 1MEPM604 4KH609524
- 1MEPM604 3KH631174
- 1MEPM604 8KH664316
- 1MEPM604 7KH643165
- 1MEPM604 6KH605488
- 1MEPM604 0KH602165
- 1MEPM604 5KH661194
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Cougar, 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 42 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.