The last six digits (positions 12 through 17) are the production sequence numbers, which each car receives on the assembly line.Each automaker has its own set of plant codes. The letter or number in position 11 indicates the manufacturing plant where the vehicle was assembled.The alphabet started over from A in 2010 and will continue until 2030. From 2001 to 2009, the numbers 1 through 9 were used in place of letters. The letters from B to Y correspond to the model years 1981 to 2000. In the 10th position, you'll see a letter indicating the model year.
The following group of eight elements (10-17) is the vehicle identifier section. The number that appears varies and is based on a mathematical formula that the U.S.
If the PCM is not listed in the As-built tab, use the following process to manually enter the information. To program the PCM with As-built information via Ford IDS software:Įnter the Module Programming menu in the IDS