The Vehicle Identification Number is not just a line of
random letters with a serial number stuck on the end. Concealed within the
number is most of the history of the car, the model and body style, when and
where it was built – even to the location of the factory.
|
DIGIT |
EXPLANATION |
| 1 |
Always an asterix * |
| 2 |
Manufacturer: 3
digits – for Scorpio should be WFO
SFA – Ford UK
WFO – Ford Werke
WF1 – Ford Werke Federal
UNI – Ford Ireland
XLC – Ford Nederland
VS6 – Spain
TW2 – Ford Portugal |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
G Digit 5&11 shows
body type.
GF - 4 Door Saloon
GN - 4 door Estate |
| 6 |
X Always X |
| 7 |
X Always X |
| 8 |
G Source company
B – Ford GB own assembly
G – Ford Germany own assembly |
| 9 |
A Assembly plant
A - Dagenham/Cologne/Lpiranga
B - Halewood/Genk/SAO Bernado
C - Langley/Saariouis
K - Rheine
N - Amsterdam
P - Valencia/Azambuja
S - Setubal |
| 10 |
G Model
A - Escort/Orion
B - Mondeo
E - Puma
F - Fiesta
G - Scorpio
R - Ka
W - Galaxy |
| 11 |
F second letter of
two code body type F or N |
| 12 |
Year of Manufacture
– R-94 S-95 T-96 V-97 W-98 |
| 13 |
Month of
Manufacture: see
Date Codes.
The codes should be between RR and WU |
| 14 |
Numbers 14 to 18 are
the sequential vehicle numbers |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
* always asterix |
