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1-
Manufacturer
1. USA
2. CANADA
3. MEXICO
4. USA
6. AUSTRALIA
J. JAPAN
K. KOREA
L. TAIWAN
W. GERMANY
2-
Make
C. FORD
F. FORD
F. MAZDA
F. MERCURY
F. MERKUR
L. LINCOLN
M. MERCURY
N. CONTINENTAL
N. FORD
N. NISSAN
Z. FORD (PROBE)
3-
Type
A. FORD PASSENGER
A. MERCURY PASSENGER
B. CONTINENTAL
PASSENGER
E. MERCURY PASSENGER
I. FORD PASSENGER
J. CONTINENTAL
PASSENGER
J. KIA PASSENGER
N. LINCOLN PASSENGER
P. CAPRI PASSENGER
V. PROBE PASSENGER
0. FIESTA PASSENGER
1. MERKUR PASSENGER
4-
Restraint System
A. ACTIVE BELT + AIR
BAG - DRIVER
PASSIVE BELT PASS,
ACTIVE REAR
B. ACTIVE BELTS
C. ACTIVE BELTS +
DRIVER AIR BAG
D. ACTIVE BELTS
(FRONT), NO BELTS
(REAR)
L. ACTIVE BELTS +
PASS/DRIVER AIR BAGS
P. PASSIVE BELTS
(FRONT)
R. PASSIVE BELTS
(FRONT) + DRIVER AIR
BAG
ACTIVE BELTS (REAR)
S. PASSIVE BELTS
(FRONT) + ACTIVE
BELTS (REAR)
PASS/DRIVER AIR BAGS
5-
Model or Line
M. LINCOLN/MERCURY
P. FORD
T. IMPORT
6
& 7- Body Type
01. CAPRI 2-DOOR
CONVERTIBLE
01. EXP 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
03. CAPRI 2-DOOR
CONVERTIBLE XR2
04. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK 83-86
05. ASPIRE 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
05. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK 81-82
05. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL TURBO
05. FESTIVA 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK L
06. ASPIRE 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK
06. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK
06. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL
06. FESTIVA 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK L 88-89
06. FESTIVA 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL 90-93
07. ASPIRE 2-DOOR
HATHCBACK SE
07. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT TURBO
07. FESTIVA 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
08. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON
09. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON
10. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK PONY
10. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON GL 83-85
10. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
SEDAN
10. TRACER 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK CANADA
10. TRACER 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK US
11. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
11. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON 83-84
11. TRACER 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
12. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT
12. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
SEDAN S
12. TRACER 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK
13. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK 83-85
13. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
13. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GHIA
13. TRACER 4-DOOR
WAGON
14. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL 83-85
14. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
14. TRACER 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK
15. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK 83-85
15. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON
15. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK COBRA
15. TRACER 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK CANADA
15. TRACER 4-DOOR
WAGON US
16. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK
16. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
16. TRACER 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK CANADA
17. ESCORT EXP
2-DOOR LUXURY COUPE
18. ESCORT EXP
2-DOOR SPORT COUPE
18. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN L
19. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN GL
20. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK PONY
20. FAIRMONT 2-DOOR
SEDAN
20. LYNX 2-DOOR
SEDAN L
20. PROBE 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL 89-92
20. PROBE 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK SE 93-95
20. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN GLX, LX
21. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL
21. FAIRMONT 4-DOOR
SEDAN FUTURA
21. LYNX 2-DOOR
SEDAN
21. PROBE 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX. SE
21. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN L
22. FAIRMONT 2-DOOR
SPORT COUPE
22. LYNX 2-DOOR
SEDAN XR3
22. PROBE 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT
22. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN GL
23. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT
23. FAIRMONT 4-DOOR
WAGON
23. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN GLX, LX
25. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL
25. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCBACK GS
26. GRANADA 2-DOOR
SEDAN
26. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
SEDAN
27. GRANADA 4.DOOR
SEDAN
27. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
CONVERTIBLE
28. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON GL
28. GRANADA 4-DOOR
WAGON
28. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON GS
28. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
29. TAURUS 4-DOOR
SEDAN
30. TAURUS 4-DOOR
WAGON
30. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN L
30. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN L
31. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK L
21. LTD 4-DOOR SEDAN
S
31. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN GL
31. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN GS
32. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL
32. LTD 2-DOOR SEDAN
32. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN LX
32. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN LS
33. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT
33. LTD 4-DOOR SEDAN
33. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN GLS
33. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN XR5
34. CROWN VICTORIA
2-DOOR SEDAN
34. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON L
34. TEMPO 2-DOOR
SEDAN
35. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR SEDAN
35. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON GL
35. FAIRMONT 2-DOOR
SEDAN
35. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN L
35. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN L
36. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK L
36. FAIRMONT 4-DOOR
SEDAN
36. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN GL
36. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN GS
37. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK GL
37. FAIRMONT 2-DOOR
SPORT COUPE
37. LTD 4-DOOR WAGON
S
37. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN LX
37. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN LS
38. LTD 4-DOOR WAGON
38. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN GLS
38. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN LS, LTS
39. COUNTRY SQUIRE
4-DOOR WAGON
39. LTD 4-DOOR SEDAN
39. TEMPO 4-DOOR
SEDAN
40. LTD 4-DOOR WAGON
40. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
SEDAN LX
41. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
42. CROWN VICTORIA
2-DOOR SEDAN
42. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT
42. THUNDERBIRD
2-DOOR SEDAN
43. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR SEDAN
44. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR WAGON
44. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
CONVERTIBLE LX
45. MUSTANG 2-DOOR
CONVERTIBLE GT
46. THUNDERBIRD
2-DOOE SEDAN
50. TAURUS 4-DOOR
SEDAN L
50. SABLE 4-DOOR
SEDAN GS
51. LN7 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
51. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK L
51. TAURUS 4-DOOR
SEDAN MT5
52. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GS
52. TAURUS 4-DOOR
SEDAN GL
53. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
53. TAURUS 4-DOOR
SEDAN LX
53. SABLE 4-DOOR
SEDAN LS
54. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
54. TAURUS 4-DOOR
SEDAN SHO
55. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GS
55. TAURUS 4-DOOR
WAGON L
55. SABLE 4-DOOR
SEDAN GS
56. TAURUS 4-DOOR
WAGON MT5
57. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK RS
57. TAURUS 4-DOOR
WAGON GL
58. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK LS 83
58. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON L
58. SABLE 4-DOOR
WAGON LS
58. TAURUS 4-DOOR
WAGON LX
59. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON GS
60. COUGAR 2-DOOR
SEDAN LS
60. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON
60. THUNDERBIRD
2-DOOR SEDAN
61. LN7 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
61. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON GS
61. THUNDERBIRD
2-DOOR SEDAN SPORT
62. COUGAR 2-DOOR
SEDAN XR7
62. THUNDERBIRD
2-DOOR SEDAN LX
63. LYNX 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK 81-82
63. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON LS 83
63. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK L
64. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK 81-82
64. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK GS
64. THUNDERBIRD
2-DOOR SEDAN TURBO
65. CONTOUR 4-DOOR
SEDAN GL
65. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK
65. LYNX 4-DOOR
WAGON
65. MYSTIQUE 4-DOOR
SEDAN GS
66. CONTOUR 4-DOOR
SEDAN LX
66. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK GS
66. MYSTIQUE 4-DOOR
SEDAN LS
67. CAPRI 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
67. CONTOUR 4-DOOR
SEDAN SE
68. CAPRI 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GHIA
68. LYNX 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK LS
70. CROWN VICTORIA
2-DOOR COUPE
70. ZEPHYR 2-DOOR
SEDAN
71. CROWN VICTORIA
2-DOOR COUPE LX
71. GRAND MARQUIS
2-DOOR SEDAN GS
71. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN L
71. ZEPHIR 4-DOOR
SEDAN
72. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR SEDAN S
72. GRAND MARQUIS
2-DOOR SEDAN LS
72. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN GS
72. ZEPHIR 2-DOOR
SEDAN Z7
73. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR SEDAN
73. TOPAZ 2-DOOR
SEDAN LS
73. ZEPHIR 4-DOOR
WAGON
74. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR SEDAN LX
74, GRAND MARQUIS
4-DOOR SEDAN GS
74. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN L
75. CROWN VICTORIA
WAGON S (87-88)
75. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR SEDAN
75. GRAND MARQUIS
4-DOOR SEDAN LS
75. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN GS
76. COUGAR 2-DOOR
SEDAN
76. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR WAGON
76. TOPAZ 4-DOOR
SEDAN LS
77. COUGAR 4-DOOR
SEDAN
77. CROWN VICTORIA
4-DOOR WAGON LX
78. COLONY PARK
4-DOOR WAGON GS
78. COUGAR 4-DOOR
WAGON
78. COUNTRY SQUIRE
4-DOOR WAGON
79. CAPRI 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
79. COLONY PARK
4-DOOR WAGON LS
79. COUNTRY SQUIRE
4-DOOR WAGON LX
80. MERKUR XR4Ti
2-DOOR HATCHBACK
81. LINCOLN TOWN CAR
4-DOOR SEDAN
81. MARQUIS 4-DOOR
SEDAN
81. MERKUR SCORPIO
4-DOOR HATCHBACK
82. LINCOLN TOWN CAR
4-DOOR SEDAN
82. MARQUIS 2-DOOR
SEDAN
83. LINCOLN TOWN CAR
4-DOOR SEDAN
83. MARQUIS 4-DOOR
SEDAN BROUGHAM
84. GRAND MARQUIS
2-DOOR SEDAN
84. LINCOLN TOWN CAR
4-DOOR SEDAN
85. GRAND MARQUIS
4-DOOR SEDAN
86. ZEPHIR 4-DOOR
SEDAN
87. MARQUIS 4-DOOR
WAGON
87. SABLE 4-DOOR
SEDAN
87. ZEPHIR 2-DOOR
SEDAN Z7
88. COLONY PARK
4-DOOR WAGON
88. ESCORT EXP
2-DOOR COUPE
88. SABLE 4-DOOR
WAGON
89. ESCORT EXP
2-DOOR COUPE SPORT
89. MARQUIS 4-DOOR
SEDAN
90. COUGAR 2-DOOR
SEDAN XR7
90. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK
90. MARQUIS 4-DOOR
WAGON
91. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
91. MARK 7 2-DOOR
COUPE
91. MARK 8 2-DOOR
COUPE
91. MARK 8 2-DOOR
LSC
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY
92. COUGAR 2-DOOR
SEDAN
92. MARK 7 2-DOOR
COUPE BLASS
92. MARK 8 2-DOOR
COUPE BLASS
93. ESCORT 2-DOOR
HATCHBACK GT
93. GRAND MARQUIS
2-DOOR SEDAN
93. LINCOLN 2-DOOR
SEDAN
93. MARK 7 2-DOOR
COUPE LSC
93. MARK 8 2-DOOR
COUPE LSC
94. COLONY PARK
4-DOOR WAGON
94. LINCOLN 4-DOOR
SEDAN
94. LINCOLN TOWN CAR
4-DOOR SEDAN
95. ESCORT 4-DOOR
HATCHBACK LX
95. GRAND MARQUIS
4-DOOT SEDAN
95. MARK 5 2-DOOR
COUPE
96. LINCOLN TOWN CAR
4-DOOR SEDAN
96. MARK5 4-DOOR
SEDAN
97. LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL 4-DOOR
SEDAN
98. ESCORT 4-DOOR
WAGON LX
98. LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL 4-DOOR
SEDAN
98. MARK 5 2-DOOR
COUPE
98. MARK 7 2-DOOR
COUPE
99. MARK 7 4-DOOR
SEDAN
8-
Engine Type
A. 2,0L 4-CYL
(PROBE)
A. 2,3L 4-CYL
B. 2,5L V6 (PROBE)
B. 3,3L 6-CYL
C. 2,2L 4-CYL
(PROBE)
C. 3,8L (84-85)
C. 3,8L V6 SUPER
CHARGED
C. 4,1L 6-CYL
D. 2,3L 4-CYL TURBO
D. 2,5L 4-CYL
(TAURUS)
D. 4,2L V8
D. 5,9L V8
E. 5,0L V8 HIGH
OUTPUT
F. 5,0L V8
G. 5,8L V8 HIGH
OUTPUT
H. 1,3L 4-CYL
H. 2,0L 4-CYL DIESEL
J. 1,9L 4-CYL HIGH
OUTPUT
K. 1,3L 4-CYL
K. 1,9L 4-CYL
L. 2,2L 4-CYL TURBO
L. 2,4L V6 TURBO
DIESEL
L. 2,5L V6
M. 2,3L 4-CYL
M. 5,0L V8 HIGH
OUTPUT
N. 2,5L 4-CYL
N. 3,2L V6 SHO
P. 3,2L V6
R. 2,2L 4-CYL TURBO
(PROBE)
R. 2,3L 4-CYL
R. 3,8L V6 SUPER
CHARGED
S. 2,3L 4-CYL
T. 2,3L 4-CYL TURBO
T. 5,0L V8
U. 3,0L V6
V. 2,9L V6
V. 4,6L V6
W. 2,3L 4-CYL TURBO
W. 4,6L V8
X. 2,3L 4-CYL
X. 3,3L 6-CYL
Y. 3,0L V6 SHO
(YAMAHA)
Z. 1,6L 4-CYL
1. 1,3L 4-CYL
1, 3,0L V6 (FLEX
FUEL)
2. 1,6L 4-CYL
3. 2,0L 4-CYL
3. 3,8L V6
4. 4,0L 4-CYL
4. 3,8L V6
5. 1,6L 4-CYL
6. 1,6L 4-CYL TURBO
6. 2,3L 3-CYL LP GAS
7. 1,6L 4-CYL
METHANOL
8. 1,6L 4-CYL TURBO
8. 1,8L 4-CYL
9. 1,9L 4-CYL
9. 4,6L V8
9-
VIN Check Digit
Manufacturers
Internal Code
10-
Vehicle Model Year
A. 1980
B. 1981
C. 1982
D. 1983
E. 1984
F. 1985
G. 1986
H. 1987
J. 1988
K. 1989
L. 1990
M. 1991
N. 1992
P. 1993
R. 1994
S. 1995
T. 1996
V. 1997
11-
Assembly Plant Code
A. ATLANTA
B. OAKVILLE
D. AVON LAKE
E. COLOGNE,
W.GERMANY
E. MAHVAH
F. DEARBORN
G. CHICAGO
H. LORAIN
J. LOS ANGELES
J. MONTERREY
K. KANSAS CITY
M. M.CUAUTITLIAN,
MEXICO
M. RHEINE, W.GERMANY
N. NORFOLK
P. TWIN CITIES
R. HERMOSILLO,
MEXICO
R. SAN JOSE
S. PILOT PLANT-ALLEN
PARK
T. EDISON
U. LOUISVILLE
W. WAYNE
X. ST.THOMAS
Y. WIXOM
Z. ST.LOUIS
2. TAIWAN
5. FLAT ROCK
6. KIA
8. BROADMEADOWS,
AUSTRALIA