1st position country 1 = United States 2 = Canada 3 = South America 3 = Mexico 4 = United States 6 = Australia 9 = Brazil J = Japan K = Korea L = Taiwan W = Germany 2nd position make B = Ford C = Ford C = Imported Truck F = Ford F = Mazda F = Mercury L = Lincoln M = Mercury N = continental N = Ford Z = Ford 3rd position type A = Passenger Car A = Imported Mercury Tracer B = Bus B = Passenger Car C = Truck, Stripped Chassis C = Basic, Stripped Chassis D = Incomplete Vehicle E = Passenger Car F = Equipped Without Power Train F = Imported, Incomplete Truck H = Incomplete Vehicle I = Passenger Car J = Incomplete Vehicle J = Passenger Car J = Imported Car, Fiesta M = Multi Purpose Vehicle N = Passenger Car P = Passenger Car, Imported R = Passenger Car T = Truck, Complete V = Passenger Car 0 = Imported - Fiesta 1 = Imported - Merker/Scorpio 1 = Passenger Car, Imported 2 = Courier - Complete 2 = Multi Purpose Vehicle 3 = Incomplete Vehicle 4 = Multi Purpose Vehicle 4 = Courier - Incomplete 4 = Truck, Complete 6 = Imported - Festiva 4th position restraint system B = Active Belts C = Air Bags & Active Belts D = Active Belts L = Air Bags & Active Belts P = Passive & Active Belts 5th position identification M = Lincoln/Mercury Make P = Passenger Car (82-89) P = Ford Make (90-94) T = Imported & Non-Ford Built 6th & 7th position body series number

8th position engine code A = 2.3-L4 EFI/OHC A = 2.0-L4, MFI, Mazda (93-94) B = 3.3-V6, 1 Barrel B = 2.5-V6, MFI, Mazda (93-94) C = 2.2-L4, EFI (89-92) C = 3.8-V6, 2 Barrel (84-86) C = 3.8-V6, EFI (87-90) C = 3.8-V6, Supercharged (90) D = 2.3-L4, EFI/Turbo (83) D = 2.5-L4, CFI (86-90) D = 5.0-V8, MFI (93-94) E = 5.0-V8, EFI/HO E = 5.0-V8, MFI/HO (93) F = 5.0-v8, CFI/EFI G = 5.8-V8, 2 Barrel H = 1.3-L4, EFI, Mazda H = 1.3-L4, MFI, Mazda (93-94) H = 2.0-L4, Diesel J = 1.9-L4, CVH SEFI (93-94) J = 1.9-L4, SFI K = 1.3-L4, 2-V, Mazda K = 1.9-L4, HO-CVH-SEFI (94) L = 2.4-V6, Diesel/Turbo (84-85) L = 2.2-L4, EFI/TC (89-92) L = 2.2-L4, MFI/TC (93) M = 5.0-V8, CFI or EFI/HO M = 2.3-L4, EFI (91-92) M = 2.3-L4, MFI (93) N = 2.4-L4, EFI N = 3.2-V6, DOHC (93) P = 2.3-L4, EFI/TC P = 3.2-V6, SHO DOHC (93-94) R = 2.3-L4, HSC (83-85) R = 2.2-L4, EFI/Turbo (89-90) R = 3.6-V6, OHV S = 2.3-L4, HSC/CFI/HO/EFI T = 2.3-L4, EFI/Turbo/IC T = 5.0-V8, EFI (91-92) T = 5.0-V8, MFI (93-94) U = 3.0-V6, EFI U = 3.0-V6, MFI (93-94) V = 2.9-V6, Fuel Injected V = 4.6-V8, MFI (93-94) W = 2.3-L4, EFI/Turbo W = 4.6-V8, EFI (91-92) W = 4.6-V8, MFI (93-94) X = 3.3-V6 , Fuel Injected X = 2.3-L4, HSC/CFI/EFI X = 2.3-L4, MFI (93-94) Y = 3.0-V6, SHO/EFI Y = 3.0-V6, MFI (93-94) Z = 1.6-L4, EFI/Mazda (91-92) Z = 1.6-L4, MFI (93-94) 1 = 1.3-L4, Fuel Injected 1 = 3.0-V6, MFI Flex Fuel (93-94) 2 = 1.6-L4, Fuel Injected 3 = 3.8-V6, CFI 3 = 3.8-V6, 2 Barrel (Canada) 4 = 1.6-L4, FI/HO (83-85) 4 = 3.8-V6, EFI/SEFI (87-92) 4 = 3.8-V6, MFI (93-94) 5 = 1.6-L4, EFI/Mazda 6 = 1.6-L4, EFI/Turbo 6 = 2.3-L4, Propane 6 = 1.6-L4, EFI/TC/Mazda (91-92) 6 = 1.6-L4, MFI/TC/Mazda (93-94) 7 = 1.6-L4, Methonol/HO 8 = 1.6-L4, EFI/Turbo 8 = 1.8-L4, EFI/Mazda 8 = 1.8-L4, MFI/Mazda (93-94) 9 = 1.9-L4, CFI

9th position check digit 10th position model year 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 11th position assembly plant A = Atlant, GA B = Oakville, Ontario, Canada D = Avon Lake, OH E = Mahwah E = Niehl, West Germany F = Dearborn, MI G = Chicago, IL H = Lorain, OH J = Los Angeles, CA J = Monterrey K = Kansas City, MO M = West Germany N = Northfolk, VA P = Twin Cities, MN R = Hermosillo, Mexico R = San Jose, CA S = Allen Park, MI T = Metuchen, WI T = Edison U = Lousiville, KY W = Wayne, MI X = St. Thomas, Canada Y = Wixom, MI Z = St. Louis, MI 2 = Taiwan 5 = Flat Rock, MI 6 = Kia, Korea 8 = Broadmeadows, Australia 12th through 17th position production sequence number