Factory build sheet
1990 Mercury Cougar LS
Build 1MEPM604-L · 3.8L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1MEPM604 and position 10 reads L. 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 L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 35 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 35 known VINs
- 1 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 | L | Model year — 1990 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
35 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1MEPM604-L shares the specification above.
- 35 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1MEPM604 1LH654373
- 1MEPM604 4LH622386
- 1MEPM604 2LH676429
- 1MEPM604 9LH681286
- 1MEPM604 2LH647464
- 1MEPM604 5LH619724
- 1MEPM604 3LH616014
- 1MEPM604 5LH609680
- 1MEPM604 0LH665459
- 1MEPM604 3LH632469
- 1MEPM604 3LH628681
- 1MEPM604 8LH626716
- 1MEPM604 XLH66243A
- 1MEPM604 3LH600878
- 1MEPM604 0LH677482
- 1MEPM604 6LH646012
- 1MEPM604 6LH630327
- 1MEPM604 XLH633909
- 1MEPM604 7LH644916
- 1MEPM604 6LH679043
- 1MEPM604 8LH603484
- 1MEPM604 7LH635147
- 1MEPM604 0LH607240
- 1MEPM604 2LH642734
- 1MEPM604 4LH661138
- 1MEPM604 6LH613947
- 1MEPM604 1LH668354
- 1MEPM604 XLH662438
- 1MEPM604 3LH604087
- 1MEPM604 6LH602348
- 1MEPM604 2LH664569
- 1MEPM604 1LH623589
- 1MEPM604 1LH612026
- 1MEPM604 2LH660229
- 1MEPM604 1LH635645
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 35 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.