| Description and Operation Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) | Item | VIN Position | VIN | Description | | 1 | 1, 2 and 3 | WF0 | World Manufacturer Identification | | 2 | 4 and 10 | AA | Model Variant | | 3 | 5 and 6 | XX | Constant | | 4 | 7 | G | Product Source Company | | 5 | 8 | B | Assembly Plant | | 6 | 9 | B | Model Range | | 7 | 11 | S | Year of Manufacture | | 8 | 12 | U | Month of Manufacture | | 9 | 13 through to 17 | 28788 | Vehicle Sequence Number | World Manufacturer Identification VIN Position 1, 2 and 3 | VIN Code | Manufacturer | | SFA | Ford Motor Company Limited, United Kingdom | | WF0 | Ford Werke A.G., Germany (European vehicles) | | WF1 | Ford Werke A.G., Germany (Federal vehicles) | | UNI | Henry Ford and Son Limited, Ireland | | XLC | N.V. Netherland Ford, Netherlands | | VS6 | Ford Espana S.A., Spain | | TW2 | Ford Lusitana S.A.R.L., Portugal | | 9BF | Ford Brazil | Model Variants VIN Positions 4 and 10 | VIN Code | Model Variants | | CC | 3 - door coupe | VIN Position 5 and 6 Digits 5 and 6 have constant XX Product Source Company VIN Position 7 | VIN Code | Source Company | Assembly Type | | B | Ford of Britain | Own assembly | | G | Ford of Germany | Own assembly | | C | Ford of Britain | Affiliated company assembly | | E | Ford of Germany | Affiliated company assembly | | W | Ford of Spain | Own assembly | | L | Ford of Brazil | Own assembly | Assembly Plant VIN Position 8 | VIN Code | Assembly Plant | | A | Dagenham/Cologne/Ipiranga | | B | Halewood/Genk/Sao Bernado | | C | Langley/Saarlouis | | K | Rheine | | N | Amsterdam | | P | Valencia/Azambuja | Model Range VIN Position 9 | VIN Code | Model Range | | A | Escort/Orion | | B | Mondeo/Cougar | | E | Puma | | J | Fiesta | | G | Granada/Scorpio | | E | Puma | | R | Ka | | W | Galaxy | Date of Manufacture - Year VIN Position 11 | VIN Code | Year of Manufacture | | T | 1996 | | V | 1997 | | W | 1998 | | X | 1999 | | Y | 2000 | | 1 | 2001 | | 2 | 2002 | | 3 | 2003 | | 4 | 2004 | Date of Manufacture - Month VIN Position 12 | | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Jan | B | J | L | C | B | J | L | C | B | | Feb | R | U | Y | K | R | U | Y | K | R | | Mar | A | M | S | D | A | M | S | D | A | | Apr | G | P | T | E | G | P | T | E | G | | May | C | B | J | L | C | B | J | L | C | | Jun | K | R | U | Y | K | R | U | Y | K | | Jul | D | A | M | S | D | A | M | S | D | | Aug | E | G | P | T | E | G | P | T | E | | Sep | L | C | B | J | L | C | B | J | L | | Oct | Y | K | R | U | Y | K | R | U | Y | | Nov | S | D | A | M | S | D | A | M | S | | Dec | T | E | G | P | T | E | G | P | T | Vehicle Sequence Number VIN Position 13 through 17 Vehicle Identification Plate The vehicle identification plate is located in the engine compartment on the front body crossmember. The codes stamped on the plate during production enable the precise details of the vehicle build specification to be established. 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. The vehicle identification number only may also be viewed through the windshield or stamped on the right - hand side floor panel in front of the outer seat runner. 1 - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 2 - Vehicle identification plate Vehicle Identification Plate Codes Vehicle Identification Plate 2 - Vehicle identification number 5 - Permitted front axle loading 6 - Permitted rear axle loading Type Approval Number A unique code required by legislation in certain territories. Vehicle Identification Number Vehicle identification number location. Gross Vehicle Mass Indicates maximum legal laden mass for territories where this is required. Gross Train Mass Indicates the maximum combined mass of vehicle and trailer. Permitted Front Axle Loading Maximum permissible load on front axle of the vehicle. Permitted Rear Axle loading Maximum permissible load on rear axle of the vehicle. Steering | Code | Drive | | 1 | Left - hand drive | | 2 | Right - hand drive | | 3 | Left - hand drive | | 4 | Right - hand drive | | A | Left - hand drive | | B | Right - hand drive | | C | Left - hand drive | | D | Right - hand drive | | G | Left - hand drive | | H | Right - hand drive | | J | Left - hand drive | | K | Right - hand drive | | L | Left - hand drive | | M | Righ - hand drive | | Y | Left - hand drive | | Z | Right - hand drive | Engine | Code | Type | Capacity Litres | Power kW (DIN) | | MH or M | 1.7L Zetec - S VCT | 1.7 | 92 | | FH or F | 1.4L Zetec - S | 1.4 | 66 | Transaxle | Code | E, J or L | | Type | iB5 5 - speed Manual Transaxle | Axle | 1st Code | Axle Ratio | | 4 | 3.82:1 | | R | 4.25:1 | | C | 4.19:1 | Interior Trim | 1st Code | Colour | | DC | Chrome/Twil Medium Dark Grey | | HA | Alcontora Imperial | | OL | Silverstone/Medium Opal | | VJ | Chrome/Twil Alchemy | | VM | Leather Alchemy | | VS | Silverstone Alchemy | | VU | Silverstone Alchemy | | VW | Silverstone Alchemy | Type | 1st Digit | 2nd Digit | 3rd Digit | | E | C - 3 - door Coupe | | Version Provision for local codes required by certain territories. Body Colour | Code | Colour | | A | Radiant Red C/C Medium Solid, Amparo Blue Metalic | | D | Panther Black | | E | Thistle | | G | State Blue | | H | Electric Green C/C Med Solid or Imperial Blue | | J | Cuirass | | K | Colorado Red | | LF | Ultramarine Blue | | M | Sunmist Yellow | | N | Zinc Yellow | | P | Radiant Red | | R | Citrus Gold | | S | Thistle C/C Medium Solid | | T | Pacific Green C/C Medium Solid | | U | Jewel Green | | ZS | Diamond White | | 2 | Pacific Green | | 3 | Electric Green | | 5 | Bright Island Blue Pearl | | 6 | Moondust Silver | | 7 | Melina Blue | Second Digit For vehicles built in continental plants, the second digit of the paint code denotes the original model year of the colors introduction, for example `0' = colour introduction in 1990 model year. For vehicles built in UK plants, the second digit of the vehicle paint code denotes the current model year, for example `0' = built in 1990 model year. Exhaust Emissions | Code | Exhaust Emission Level | | - | 15.04 | | Q | 96 EEC vehicle requirements | | S | 2000 EEC | | U | 83 US (Petrol) | | U | 87 US (Diesel) | | X | EEC 5th | | 1 | 96 EEC | | 6 | D4 Emission Level | | 8 | EEC 5th (Reduced severity) | | 
