- 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
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