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Ford VIN decoder

Put a Ford VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Ford can start with.

Where a Ford VIN starts

The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Ford vehicles carry 78 of them, spread across 13 countries of manufacture, because the same model can be built on more than one continent. The prefix tells you which plant lineage built the car before you decode anything else.

PrefixManufacturer of recordVehicle typeCountry
1A9064ASHFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANYTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1A9790AFFORDABLE TRAILERSTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1A9802AFFORDABLE ALUMINUM INC.TrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1B9259BRADFORD BUILT INCTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1C9955CRANFORD RADIATOR INC.TrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1E9521EAGLE FORD TANKS & TRAILERS LLCTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1F1FORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
1F7FORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
1F9368FORDS TRAILER SALESTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1F9407FORD STEELTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1FAFORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
1FBFORD MOTOR COMPANYBusUNITED STATES (USA)
1FCFORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
1FDFORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
1FLFORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarNORWAY
1FMFORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
1FTFORD MOTOR COMPANYTruckUNITED STATES (USA)
1L1FORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
1L9701LYFORD OVERLAND INC.TrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1LJFORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
1LNFORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
1M9341MEDFORD TRAILER COMPANY INC.TrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1M9756MILFORD WELDING & MANUFACTURING INC.TrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1M9893MILFORD PIPE & SUPPLY INC.TrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1MEFORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
1MHFORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
1MRFORD MOTOR COMPANYPassenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
1S9292STAFFORD'S TRAILERSTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1S9649SWINFORD TRAILER SALESTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
1W9474WATERFORD TANK AND FABRICATION, LTDTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
2FAFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Passenger CarCANADA
2FBFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.BusUNITED STATES (USA)
2FCFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Incomplete VehicleCANADA
2FDFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Incomplete VehicleCANADA
2FMFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)CANADA
2FTFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.TruckCANADA
2L1FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Incomplete VehicleCANADA
2LJFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Incomplete VehicleCANADA
2LMFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)CANADA
2LNFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Passenger CarCANADA
2MEFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Passenger CarCANADA
2MHFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Incomplete VehicleCANADA
2MRFORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)CANADA
3FAFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOPassenger CarMEXICO
3FBFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOBusMEXICO
3FCFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOIncomplete VehicleMEXICO
3FDFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOIncomplete VehicleMEXICO
3FEFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOIncomplete VehicleMEXICO
3FMFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)MEXICO
3FTFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOTruckMEXICO
3LNFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOPassenger CarMEXICO
3MAFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOPassenger CarMEXICO
3MEFORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICOPassenger CarMEXICO
4A9249AFFORDABLE FOOD CART RENTALS LLCTrailerUNITED STATES (USA)
4F2FORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
4F3FORD MOTOR COMPANYTruckUNITED STATES (USA)
4F4FORD MOTOR COMPANYTruckUNITED STATES (USA)
4M2FORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
4M3FORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
4M4FORD MOTOR COMPANYTruckUNITED STATES (USA)
4N2FORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
4N3FORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
4N4FORD MOTOR COMPANYTruckUNITED STATES (USA)
4S9449STANFORD MANUFACTURING CO.Passenger CarUNITED STATES (USA)
5L1FORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
5LDFORD MOTOR COMPANYIncomplete VehicleUNITED STATES (USA)
5LMFORD MOTOR COMPANYMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)UNITED STATES (USA)
5LTFORD MOTOR COMPANYTruckUNITED STATES (USA)
6MPFORD MOTOR CO OF AUSTRALIA LTD.Passenger CarAUSTRALIA
7A5FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LTDTrailerNEW ZEALAND
9BFFORD MOTOR COMPANY BRASIL LTDA.TruckBRAZIL
KNJKIA MOTORS (FORD IMPORTS)Passenger CarSOUTH KOREA
MAJFORD INDIA LTDMultipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)INDIA
NM0FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI A.S., TURKEYTruckTURKEY
SA9022TRIKING OF MARLINGFORDMotorcycleENGLAND
TMCTHOMPSON MFG. COMPANY WEXFORD LTD.Passenger CarIRELAND
WF0FORD WERKE AGPassenger CarGERMANY
WF1FORD WERKE AGPassenger CarGERMANY

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Current Ford models

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Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.