VIN (Chassis number) - Ford UK

VIN (Chassis number) guide

Production build codes

The following information can be used to work out the build date of any Ford vehicle from the vehicle's VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). Each VIN is unique to the individual vehicle it is on. It is important to note that different manufacturers use different formats and the following guide is only applicable to Ford Vehicles. This may be useful if you are not sure of the exact build date and want to know for reference to the dates given in the Fleet National Pricing listings.

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Jan LL MC NB PJ RL SC TB VJ WL XC YB 1J 2L 3C 4B 5J 6L 7C 8B 9J

Feb LY MK NR PU RY SK TR VU WY XK YR 1U 2Y 3K 4R 5U 6Y 7K 8R 9U

Mar LS MD NA PM RS SD TA VM WS XD YA 1M 2S 3D 4A 5M 6S 7D 8A 9M

Apr LT ME NG PP RT SE TG VP WT XE YG 1P 2T 3E 4G 5P 6Y 7E 8G 9P

May LJ ML NC PB RJ SL TC VB WJ XL YC 1B 2J 3L 4C 5B 6J 7L 8C 9B

Jun LU MY NK PR RU SY TK VR WU XY YK 1R 2U 3Y 4K 5R 6U 7Y 8K 9R

Jul LM MS ND PA RM SS TD VA WM XS YD 1A 2M 3S 4D 5A 6M 7S 8D 9A

Aug LP MT NE PG RP ST TE VG WP XT YE 1G 2P 3T 4E 5G 6P 7T 8E 9G

Sep LB MJ NL PC RB SJ TL VC WB XJ YL 1C 2B 3J 4L 5C 6B 7J 8L 9C

Oct LR MU NY PK RR SU TY VK WR XU YY 1K 2R 3U 4Y 5K 6R 7U 8Y 9K

Nov LA MM NS PD RA SM TS VD WA XM YS 1D 2A 3M 4S 5D 6A 7M 8S 9D

Dec LG MP NT PE RG SP TT VE WG XP YT 1E 2G 3P 4T 5E 6G 7P 8T 9E

How to decode the VIN

All Ford VINs are of the form ABCDXXABCDEF12345. To work out the build date of a vehicle, take the last two letters (or number and letter for 2001 onwards) on the code and cross reference them to the chart above.

a ABCDXXABCDRT12345 means the vehicle was built in April 1994 a ABCDXXABCD5D12345 means the vehicle was built in November 2005

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