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Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator:











Vehicle Certification (VC) Label - Canada (Typical):






Vehicle Certification (VC) Label - Mexico (Typical):






The vehicle certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement, and the VIN. It also includes gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR).

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL REFERENCE


Exterior Paint:






Paint Codes
Exterior paint color codes may be listed as a two-part code. The first set of paint code characters indicate the primary body color. The second set of paint code characters (if applicable), indicate a two-tone body color or accent body color.

Primary Body Color
- AQ - Arizona Beige
- B4 - Chestnut, clear coat
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray, clear coat
- E4 - Vermilion, clear coat
- FX - Merlot
- KW - Charcoal Blue, clear coat
- L2 - True Blue Pearl, clear coat
- PX - Dark Highland Green, clear coat
- SN - Sonic Blue
- ST - Estate Green, clear coat
- UA - Ebony, clear coat
- YN - Silver Metallic, clear coat
- YZ - Oxford White, clear coat

Two-Tone or Accent Color
- AQ - Arizona Beige
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray
- FX - Merlot
- YN - Silver Metallic


Wheelbase:






- 120 - 120-inch (3,048 mm) wheelbase
- 139 - 139-inch (3,531 mm) wheelbase
- 157 - 157-inch (3,989 mm) wheelbase


Brake Type:






- 2 - Four-wheel disc, four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
- D - Disc/drum brakes (rear ABS only)


Interior Trim:






Interior trim codes are listed as a two-part code. The first character identifies the interior trim type. The second character identifies the interior trim color.

Interior Trim Type
- A - Vinyl full bench, regular cab
- B - Cloth full bench, regular cab
- C - 40/60 cloth split bench, regular cab
- D - 40/60 Nudo leather split bench, regular cab
- E - Cloth captains chairs, regular cab
- F - Leather captains chairs, regular cab
- L - Leather 40/60 split bench, regular cab (Lightning)
- S - Cloth 40/60 split bench, regular cab (Sport/STX)
- T - Cloth captains chairs, regular cab (Sport)
- R - Cloth full bench, regular cab (Mexico)
- M - Cloth captains chairs, SuperCab (Heritage)
- P - Cloth captains chairs, SuperCab (Heritage)
- G - Cloth captains chairs, SuperCab (Heritage)
- J - Cloth 40/60 split bench, SuperCab (Heritage)
- N - Cloth 40/60 split bench, SuperCab (Heritage)
- Y - Cloth captains chairs, SuperCab (Heritage)
- W - Leather captains chairs/rear bench, Crew Cab (King Ranch)
- 1 - Cloth captains chairs, SuperCab (Heritage)
- 2 - Cloth full bench, SuperCab
- 3 - Cloth 40/60 split bench, SuperCab, Crew Cab
- 4 - Leather 40/60 split bench, SuperCab
- 5 - Cloth captains chairs, SuperCab, Crew Cab
- 6 - Leather captains chairs, SuperCab
- 7 - Cloth 40/60 split bench, SuperCab (Sport/STX)
- 8 - Cloth captains chairs, Supercab (Sport)
- X - Leather captains chairs, SuperCab (King Ranch)
- K - Leather captains chairs, Crew Cab (King Ranch)
- H - Leather captains chairs, Crew Cab (Harley)
- Q - Leather 40/60 split bench, Crew Cab (Lariat)
- 9 - Leather captains chairs, Crew Cab (Lariat)

Interior Color Code
- 2 - Medium Graphite
- B - Ebony
- H - Medium Parchment
- T - Dark Graphite


Tape/Paint Stripe:






Upper Tape Stripe
- X - Black
- C - Light Argent/Medium Platinum
- D - Medium Platinum/Light Argent
- E - Arizona Beige/Deep Sandlewood Metallic
- F - Deep Sandlewood Metallic/Arizona Beige

Two-Tone Lower Tape Stripe
- A - Light Argent/Medium Platinum
- B - Arizona Beige/Deep Sandlewood Metallic
- D - Ebony/Satin Silver (Harley)
- G - Arizona Beige/Dark Taupe
- H - Ebony/Arizona Beige (Heritage)
- R - Dark Shadow Gray/Bright Red


Radio Type:






- 5 - AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player
- 6 - Premium AM/FM stereo with cassette and compact disc (CD) player
- 7 - Electronic AM/FM stereo with clock
- 9 - Electronic AM/FM stereo with clock and cassette
- P - AM/FM stereo with dual media (compact disc (CD) and MP3 capability)
- S - Premium AM/FM stereo with cassette, six-disc compact disc (CD) and unique equalization
- W - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with cassette, compact disc (CD) player and clock
- X -- CDX6 AM/FM stereo with six-disc compact disc (CD) changer
- Y - Less radio


Axle Type:






- 18 - 3.08, non-limited slip
- 19 - 3.55, non-limited slip
- 24 - 3.54, limited slip
- 26 - 3.73, non-limited slip
- 27 - 3.31, non-limited slip
- B5 - 4.10, limited slip
- B6 - 3.73, limited slip
- H9 - 3.55, limited slip


Transmission Type:






- 7 - four-speed automatic (4R100), heavy duty
- E - four-speed automatic, E4OD (4R100)
- M - five-speed manual overdrive (Mazda M5R2-C)
- U - four-speed automatic, AODE (W/4R7OW)


Spring Codes:






Spring codes are listed as a two-part code. The first characters listed identify the front springs. The second character listed identifies the rear springs.

Front Springs
- B - F75A-5310-BA, coil
- K - F75A-5310-RA, coil
- L - F75A-5310-SA, coil
- M - F75A-5310-TA, coil
- N - F75A-5310-XA, coil
- P - F75A-5310-YA, coil
- R - F75A-5310-ZA, coil
- S - F75A-5310-AAA, coil
- W - F75A-5310-AA, coil

Rear Springs
- 3 - YL34-5560-EA, leaf
- 9 - YL34-5560-AF, leaf
- A - YL34-5560-KA, leaf
- B - XL34-5560-UB, leaf
- D - YL34-5560-CA, leaf
- F - XL34-5560-VB, leaf
- G - 1L34-5560-MA, leaf
- H - XL34-5560-FA, leaf
- J - XL34-5560-GA, leaf
- K - XL34-5560-YB, leaf
- L - YL34-5560-DA, leaf
- M - YL34-5560-BF, leaf
- N - YL34-5560-LA, leaf
- S - XL3V-5560-CA, leaf
- V - XL34-5560-RA, leaf


Powertrain Calibration Information:






Powertrain Calibration Information

NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of five characters per line on the vehicle certification label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than five characters will wrap to the second line on the VC label.

Powertrain calibration information is printed in the lower right corner of the vehicle certification label. Only the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, these can be found in On Line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS). For the current model year, Ford Motor Company is using three different protocols which describe powertrain base calibration. These protocols are designed to provide worldwide standardization for vehicle calibration. If the electronic calibration strategy was introduced in 1998 and carried into the current model year, Protocol 1 will be used. Refer to Protocol 1. If the electronic calibration strategy was introduced in 1999 and is carried into the current model year, Protocol 2 will be used. Refer to Protocol 2. For new electronic calibration strategies introduced in 2000 or beyond use Protocol 3. Refer to Protocol 3.


Protocol 1:






Protocol 1


Protocol 2:






Protocol 2


Protocol 3:






Protocol 3
The following offers a more detailed explanation of the coding strategy used in Protocol 3.

Model Year
- 0 - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003

Vehicle Line
- F5 - F-150

Transmission
- 1 - Automatic transmission
- 2 - Manual transmission

Unique Calibration
The Emissions/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. Unique calibration identification identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other calibration-significant factors.

These two characters are chosen by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a two-valve engine versus using the number 4 to denote a four-valve engine, offers an easily identifiable difference.

Fleet Code
- 1 - HDGE/Dyno
- 2 - Fast AMA, U.S.
- 3 - ADP, U.S.
- 4 - Not assigned
- 5 - Not assigned
- 6 - Evaporative emissions
- 7 - MACAA
- 8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
- 9 - Not assigned

Certification Region
Where multiple regions are included in one calibration, only the lead region will be listed.
- 5 - U.S. fifty states
- A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
- B - U.S. California standard, includes U.S. green states
- C - Canada
- D - China
- E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom)
- F - Extended European Community (E plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia)
- G - Gulf Cooperative Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE)
- H - Hong Kong
- J - Japan
- K - Korea
- L - Malaysia
- M - Mexico
- N - New Zealand
- P - Australia
- Q - South America (Brazil)
- S - Singapore
- T - Taiwan
- U - South America (unleaded fuel regions)
- V - Vietnam
- Y - Military
- Z - Israel

Revision Level (not printed on label)
- 91-99 - Hardware calibration levels
- 01-04 - Preliminary levels
- 00 - Job 1 production (initial calibration)
- 05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 1O-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- OB - Durability test level
- BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)
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