Ford Transit VIN Plate Location for General Service Information

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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate Location

Transit 1995 (08/1994-07/2000)

Description and Operation

The vehicle identification plate contains alpha‐numerical codes which are explained on the following pages. The codes stamped on the plate during production enable precise details of the vehicle build specification to be established.

The identification plate for all vehicles is fitted to right‐hand side stepwell. The VIN may also be seen through the left‐hand side of the windscreen.

The vehicle identification plate codes are explained on the following pages. These codes indicate details of vehicle specifications in respect of type, permissible loading weights, engine, axle ratios, body paint colour, and trim details. They are therefore useful for part procurement purposes.

(Box 1) Type Approval Code

A unique code required by legislation in certain territories.

(Box2) Transmission and Clutch

Code	Type
C8	MT 75 5‐speed Close Ratio (3.89)
AG	4‐speed Auto (A4LD)
W8	MT 75 5‐speed Wide Ratio (4.17)
E8	MT 75 5‐speed Close/Close Ratio (3.61)

(Boxes 3, 10 and 11) Engine Coding

Code	Type	Power
		kW/EEC	rev/min
NSH	2.0L DOHC Petrol	N/A	N/A
NSJ	2.0L DOHC (91RON)	83.0	5000
NSK	2.0L DOHC (Leaded)	83.0	5000
NSF	2.0L DOHC Petrol	83.7	5000
NSG	2.0L DOHC Petrol	83.7	5000
4FA	2.5L 70PS Diesel	51.4	4000
4FB	2.5L 70PS Diesel	51.4	4000
4FC	2.5L 70PS Diesel	51.4	4000
4FD	2.5L 70PS Diesel	51.4	4000
4HA	2.5L 75PS Diesel TCI	55.2	4000
4HC	2.5L 75PS Diesel	55.9	4000
4HD	2.5L 75PS Diesel T/C	55.2	4000
4GA	2.5L 85PS Diesel T/C	62.5	4000
4GB	2.5L 85PS Diesel T/C	62.5	4000
4GC	2.5L 85PS Diesel T/C	63.0	4000
4GD	2.5L 85PS Diesel TCI	62.5	4000
4GE	2.5L 85L Diesel T/C	62.5	4000
4EB	2.5L 100PS Diesel T/C	73.6	4000
4EC	2.5L 100PS Diesel T/C	73.6	4000
4ED	2.5L 115PS Diesel T/C	84.6	4000
4GF	2.5L 85PS Diesel TCI	62.5	4000
4HB	2.5L 75PS Diesel	55.9	4000

(Box 4) Model Type Code

A six or eight digit combination derived as follows:

Digit 1 Range, Series: E - Transit

Digit 2 and 3: Gross vehicle weight in Kg by model, derived from the following table:-

Model type code

Digit 2 Model
Digit 3	A 80S	B 100S	C 115S	D 120S	E 150S	F 100L	G 130L	H 150L	J 190/ 190L
A	2340	2550	2670	2730	3100	2800	3150	3200	3500
B	2440	2650	2770	2830	3200	2900	3250	3300	3550
C	2000	2470	2690	2650	3000		3550	3150	3995
D	2240	2570	2820	2750	2800		3300	3250	3850
E	2540	2500	2830	2560	3025		2900	2800	3300
F		2440		2660	2830		3400	2900	4025
G		2560		2580	2900		3500	3025	3490
H		2670		2800				3350	4250
J		2770		2720				3500	3650
K		2510
L		2630

Model type codes

Digit 4		Digit 5		Digit 6		Digit 7 and 8
Engine		Body Type		Wheelbase		For France and Italy Only
Code	Description	Code	Description	Code	Description	Code	Description
K	NSF 2.0L DOHC	A	Van	S	2835 mm	/5	5‐speed
L	NSG 2.0L DOHC	B	Bus M1	L	3570 mm (1)	/A	Automatic
M	4FA 2.5L 70PS	C	Bus M2	E	3570 mm (2)
N	4FB 2.5L 70PS	D	Kombi M1	A	2835 mm (3)
P	4FC 2.5L 70PS	E	Kombi M2	B	3570 mm (3)
R	4HA 2.5L 75PS	F	Kombi N1	C	3200 mm
S	4HB 2.5L 75PS	G	Kombi
T	4GA 2.5L 85PS	H	Chassis single cab
V	4GB 2.5L 85PS	J	Chassis double cab
W	4GC 2.5L 85PS	K	Float single cab
X	4EB 2.5L 100PS	L	Float double cab
Y	4DB 2.5L 80PS	M	Chassis single cab/float
1	NSH 2.0L DOHC	N	Chassis double cab/float
2	4FD 2.5L 70PS	P	SVE Chassis cab
3	4HC 2.5L 75PS	R	SVE Van floor
4	4HD 2.5L 75PS	S	Kombi/Van M1
5	4GD 2.5L 85PS	T	Chassis windshield
6	4GE 2.5L 85PS	U	Van conversion to M1
7	4EC 2.5L 100PS	V	SVE Chassis double cab
8	4ED 2.5L 115PS	W	Chassis cowl
9	NSJ 2.0L DOHC
0	NSK 2.0L DOHC

NOTE:

German Domestic Vehicles use positions 1, 5 and 6 only.

NOTE:

(1) Std. frame, (2) Extended frame, (3) 4x4

(Box 5) Front Axle

Code	Type
I	IFS

(Box 6) Rear Axle

Code	Axle Type
B	34 Timken (less L.S.D)
L	51A Heavy Salisbury (less L.S.D)
M	53 Heavy Salisbury (less L.S.D)
D	34 Timken (with L.S.D)
P	51A Heavy Salisbury (with L.S.D)
R	53 Heavy Salisbury (with L.S.D)

(Box 7) Rear Axle Ratio

Code	Ratio
J	5.14
K	5.83
L	4.56
N	4.11
P	5.13
G	4.63

(Box 8) Version

Provision for local codes by required certain territories.

(Box 9) Model

Not used for Transit.

(Box 12) Suspension

Code	Front Spring, Shock Absorber and Anti‐ Roll Bar	Rear Spring and Shock Absorber
AA	Standard	Standard
1L		Improved attitude pack
B1	Soft ride suspension	Soft ride suspension
03	High centre of gravity vehicle	High centre of gravity vehicle
B3		Soft ride suspension and high centre of gravity vehicle

(Box 13) Brake Booster and System

Code	Description
B	Dual line vertical split with booster
D	Dual line diagonal split with booster

(Box 14) Door Combination

Code	Roof			Front Doors Hinged	Side Loading Doors			Rear Loading Doors
	Low	Mid	High		L.H. Sliding	R.H. Sliding	R.H. Sliding L.H. Sliding	Double Hinged Low	Double Hinged High	Tail- gate	Double Hinged Extra High
A	X			X				X
B	X			X						X
C		X		X					X
D	X			X	X			X
E	X			X	X					X
F		X		X	X				X
G	X			X		X		X
H	X			X		X				X
J		X		X		X			X
K	X			X			X	X
L	X			X			X			X
M		X		X			X		X
N			X	X					X
P			X	X	X				X
Q			X	X		X			X
R			X	X			X		X
S			X	X	X						X
T			X	X		X					X
V				X			X				X
X
Y
Z

(Box 15) Body Colour

NOTE:

Due to the vast colour range available for the Transit vehicle line, only standard colours have been listed here. For further information on colours, contact your local Transit dealer.

Code	Body Colour
BD	Saffron Yellow
ED	Garnet Red
EM	Radiant Red
ES	Pepper Red
KD	Dark Blue
KZ	Ontario Blue
MF	Cayman Blue
MR	Cuirass
MU	Atlantic Blue
ZA	White
ZJ	Moondust Silver

(Box 16) Trim

Code	Seat Trim	Door Trim	Colour
YCMV	Cordwain PVC	Cordwain PVC	Opal
1BVV	Windrush/Satin Cloth	Cordwain PVC	Slate
1BAU	Claudia/Delon Cloth	Delon Cloth/Carpet	Opal
1BXI	Flash/Angorra	Cordwain/PVC/Flash	Slate/Opal
IB3X		Flash/Angorra Cordwain PVC	Opal
1CA8	Windrush/Cordwain PVC	Cordwain PVC	Dark Lapis/Opal
1CA9	Claudia/Angora	Delon Cloth/Carpet	Dark Denim/Opal
YCQ1	Flash 2/Echo	Cordwain PVC	Opal
YCMN	Lightening/Echo/Delon	Delon Cloth/Carpet	Opal

(Box 17) SVO

Factory use only.

(Box 18) Exhaust Emission

Code	Exhaust Emission	European Spec. Value
D	A13/88 Light Duty Truck (Diesel)	4
E	93 EEC Car	5
F	96 EEC Car
G	95 EEC LDT
H	91/542 HD Gaseous
K	A14 Swedish (Petrol)
L	97 EEC LDT
M	83.00A (15.04)
N	ADR 36/00

(Box 19) Wheel Base (mm)

Code	Model
2835	Short wheel base 80S, 100S, 115S 120S 150S
3570	Long wheel base, including Extended Frame

(Box 20) Smoke Value (Diesel only)

This box contains a value in the form of x.xx which designates the light absorption co‐efficient.

(Box 21) Overall Vehicle Width

Width of vehicle excluding mirrors. Dimension to the rear bumper end caps.

Variant	Width (W)
12 seat bus	1980
15 seat bus	1980
High Cube DRW	2120
EL Van DRW	2120
17 ST Bus	1980
Single Cab 4T Float	2150
Single Cab 4T E/F Float	2150
Double Cab 4T with Float	2150
Double Cab 4T E/F with Float	2150

(Box 22) Overall Vehicle Length

Horizontal distance from the front of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle inclusive of step, tow bar or other exterior feature.

Variant	Without Rear Step	With Rear Step
12 seat bus	4630	4840
15 seat bus	5380	5590
High Cube DRW	5930	6140
EL Van DRW	5930	6140
17 ST Bus	5930	6140
Single Cab 4T Float	5640
Single Cab 4T E/F Float	6350
Double Cab 4T with Float	5710
Double Cab 4T E/F with Float	6190

(Box 23) Overall Vehicle Length with Tow Bar (Tow Bar only)

Horizontal distance from the front of the vehicle to a vertical centreline which passes through the ball of a factory fit tow hitch.

Variant	Length (L)
12 seat bus	4800
15 seat bus	5630
High Cube DRW	6180
EL Van DRW	6180
17 ST Bus	6180
Single Cab 4T Float	5550
Single Cab 4T E/F Float	6260
Double Cab 4T with Float	5550
Double Cab 4T E/F with Float	6260

(Box 24) Permitted Rear Axle Loading

Maximum permissible loading on the rear wheels of the vehicle.

(Box 25) Permitted Front Axle Loading

Maximum permissible loading on the front wheels of the vehicle.

(Box 26) Gross Train Mass

Indicates the maximum combined mass of vehicle and trailer or caravan.

(Box 27) Gross Vehicle Mass

Indicates maximum legal laden mass, in territories where this is required.

(Box 28) Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

Vehicle identification number.

Digit 1: Blank

This is blank.

Digits 2 and 20: Constant asterisk ‐ (*)

Digits 2 and 20 have a constant *.

Digits 3, 4, and 5: World Manufacturer Indicator

SFA – Ford Motor Company Limited - United Kingdom

WF0 – Ford Werke A.G. – West Germany

TW2 – Ford Lusitana S.A.R.L – Portugal

Y4F - Ford Union - Belarus

Digits 6 and 12: Model Variant

A - Chassis Cab, single

B - Chassis Cab, double (M2)

C - Chassis Cab, double (N1)

D - Chassis Windshield

E - Bus (M2)

F - Bus (M1)

G - Crew Bus

H - Kombi (M1)

J - Kombi (N1)

K - Kombi Van

L - Van

Digits 7 and 8:

Contant XX

Digit 9: Product Source Company

B – Ford of Britain – Own assembly

C – Ford of Britain – Affiliated Company assembly

D – Ford of Britain – Dealer assembly

E – Ford of Germany – Affiliated Company assembly

F – Ford of Germany – Dealer assembly

G – Ford of Germany – Own assembly

H - KD assembly

R - Ford Union

Digit 10: Assembly Plant

A - Dagenham, Cologne, Pacheoco, Sao Paulo

B - Halewood, Genk, Alexandria, China KD

C - Langley, Saarlous, Manila, Vietnam KD

D - Southampton, Copenhagen

E - Cork, Manila (Luneta), Philipines KD

F - Mexico, Malaysia KD

G - Broadmeadows, Bangkok, Poland

H - Brisbane

J - Valencia, Istanbul

K - Sydney, KD (Pseudo Plant), Karachi

L - Wellington

M - Salisbury

P - Lisbon

R - Singapore

S - Port Elizabeth

U - Seoul

9 - Belarus

Digit 11: Model Range

A - Escort

B - Mondeo/Cougar

E - Puma

F - Fiesta

G - Scorpio

R - Ka

V - Transit

W - Galaxy

Digit 13: Date of Manufacture – Year

R - 1994

S - 1995

T - 1996

V - 1997

W - 1998

X - 1999

Y - 2000

1 - 2001

2 - 2002

Digit 14: Date of Manufacture – Month

Date of Manufacture

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Jan	L	C	B	J	L	C	B	J	L
Feb	Y	K	R	U	Y	K	R	U	Y
Mar	S	D	A	M	S	D	A	M	S
Apr	T	E	G	P	T	E	G	P	T
May	J	L	C	B	J	L	C	B	J
Jun	U	Y	K	R	U	Y	K	R	U
Jul	M	S	D	A	M	S	D	A	M
Aug	P	T	E	G	P	T	E	G	P
Sep	B	J	L	C	B	J	J	C	B
Oct	R	U	Y	K	R	U	U	K	R
Nov	A	M	S	D	A	M	M	D	A
Dec	G	P	T	E	G	P	P	E	G

Digits 15 – 19: Vehicle Sequence Number

Five digits.

Mechanical Repairs
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1995 Ford Transit Workshop Service and Auto Repair Manuals

Transit 1995: VIN Plate Location - General Service Information

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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate Location

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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate Location

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Transit 1995: VIN Plate Location - General Service Information

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Mechanical Repairs 1 General Information 101 General Service Information 101-02 Vehicle Identification Description and Operation Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate Location

Mechanical Repairs
1 General Information
101 General Service Information
101-02 Vehicle Identification
Description and Operation
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate Location

Mechanical Repairs
1 General Information
101 General Service Information
101-02 Vehicle Identification
Description and Operation
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate Location