The type often indicates the engine size, driven wheels, body style, and similar factors. The first position (5) specifies the model line or marque, the next is the series, the last is the vehicle type. The model type is specified in positions five through seven of the American Ford VIN.

VIN codeР”Вriver and Passenger (First Generation) Airbags and Active BeltsР”Вriver and Passenger (Second Generation) Airbags and Active BeltsР”Вriver and Passenger Front and Side Airbags and Active BeltsР”Вriver and Passenger Front and Side Airbags and Active Belts All positions ItРІР‚в„ўs everything you need to know about your car.Р”Р„ quick look online will soon lead you to sites on which you can input your VIN, so give it a go and see whatРІР‚в„ўs what.The restraint type is specified as character in position four of the American Ford VIN for passenger cars. As you can tell, itРІР‚в„ўs far more than just a collection of numbers and letters. So there you have it, the inner workings of a VIN. So, this was the 14577thCapri to be built. That is simply the production sequence number. As such, TР’В means April for our Capri.Р”Р„nd finally, thereРІР‚в„ўs 14577. Ford liked to mix up the numbers so there was no obvious correlation between alphabet and month. The eleventh position signifies the year, which for us is U, so 1978. The tenth position is a repeat of the fourth, and just confirms the body type. For our car, it's E, which means itРІР‚в„ўs a Capri. The ninth position signifies what model it is. However, knowing what we know so far from the other numbers, we can safely assume this car was built in Cologne. In our case, A means either Dagenham, Cologne (Germany) or Ipiranga (Brazil). The eighth position goes into a bit more detail and tells us the plant the car was built at. Happily for us, G means it was built by Ford in Germany. The seventh position, which is GР’В in this case, signifies whether or not the car was built by Ford or by an affiliate (cars built under licence). ItРІР‚в„ўs just a placeholder to make sure the VIN has the magic 17 digits. XX means, well, in the case of Ford, it doesnРІР‚в„ўt mean anything. So, in this case, C means two-door coupe. The fourth spot on the VIN ( C) denotes the body style of the car.

The first three digits ( WFO) represent the market responsible for the creation of the car РІР‚вЂњ so in this case, WFO means Ford Werke A.G.

Ford truck vin number decoding