Vehicle Certification (VC) Label
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) CODESVehicle Certification (VC) Label Location:
Vehicle Certification Label:
Vehicle Certification (VC) Label - Mexico (Typical):
Vehicle Certification (VC) Label - Incomplete Vehicle (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
Paint Code:
Exterior paint codes may be listed as a two-part code. The first set of characters listed indicate the vehicle primary body color code. The second set of characters listed (if applicable) indicate a two-tone or accent body color code.
Primary Body Color
- AQ - Arizona Beige (clear coat)
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray (clear coat)
- D6 - Screaming Yellow (waterborne) clear coat
- E4 - Vermilion Red (clear coat)
- F1 - Vermilion Red (waterborne) clear coat
- FL - Medium Toreador Red (clear coat)
- FW - Dark Satin Green (waterborne) clear coat
- JM - Dark Toreador Red (waterborne) clear coat
- L2 - True Blue (waterborne) clear coat
- LD - Medium Wedgewood Blue (clear coat)
- P - Stripped chassis paint (DSO)
- T5 - Dark Copper (waterborne) clear coat
- T7 - Charcoal Beige (waterborne) clear coat
- UA - Ebony (clear coat)
- UD - Ebony (waterborne) clear coat
- YN - Silver Metallic (clear coat)
- YZ - Oxford White (clear coat)
- Z1 - Oxford White (waterborne) clear coat
- Z3 - Silver Metallic (waterborne) clear coat
Two-Tone Color
- AQ - Arizona Beige (clear coat)
- UD - Ebony (waterborne) clear coat
- Z3 - Silver Metallic (waterborne) clear coat
Wheelbase:
- 137 - 137-inch (3,480 mm) wheelbase
- 141 - 141-inch (3,581 mm) wheelbase
- 142 - 142-inch (3,607 mm) wheelbase
- 156 - 156-inch (3,962 mm) wheelbase
- 158 - 158-inch (4,013 mm) wheelbase
- 162 - 162-inch (4,115 mm) wheelbase
- 165 - 165-inch (4,191 mm) wheelbase
- 172 - 172-inch (4,369 mm) wheelbase
- 176 - 176-inch (4,470 mm) wheelbase
- 178 - 178-inch (4,521 mm) wheelbase
- 189 - 189-inch (4,795 mm) wheelbase
- 190 - 190-inch (4,826 mm) wheelbase
- 200 - 200-inch (5,085 mm) wheelbase
- 201 - 201-inch (5,105 mm) wheelbase
- 208 - 208-inch (5,283 mm) wheelbase
- 228 - 228-inch (5,791 mm) wheelbase
Brake Type:
- B - Four-wheel anti-lock brakes system (ABS)
Interior Trim:
Interior trim codes are listed as a two-part code. The first character listed identifies the trim type. The second character listed identifies the interior trim color.
Interior Trim Type
- 1 - Leather captains chairs (Harley edition)
- 2 - Bazaar cloth captains chairs
- 3 - Bazaar cloth 40/20/40 seats
- 4 - Nudo leather captains chairs
- 6 - Bazaar cloth captains chairs with integrated restraints
- 7 - Nudo leather captains chairs with integrated restraints
- 8 - Nudo leather 40/20/40 seats
- 9 - Nudo leather 40/20/40 seats with integrated restraints
- A - Leather quad captains chairs (Harley edition)
- C - Links cloth bench seat
- D - Bazaar cloth 40/20/40 seat with integrated restraints
- F - Candy cloth flight bench seat
- G - Links cloth high back bucket seats
- H - Captains cloth with Weave vinyl bucket seats
- I - Links cloth 40/20/40 seats
- J - G-Grain vinyl bucket seats
- K - Captains cloth with Weave vinyl bench seat
- L - Links cloth 40/20/40 seat with integrated restraints
- M - Links cloth seat with integrated restraints (XLT/Sport)
- P - Nudo leather captains chairs with integrated restraints (XLT/Sport)
- Q - Bazaar cloth captains chairs
- R - Leather quad captains chairs (King Ranch)
- S - Dual leather captains chairs (King Ranch)
- T - G-Grain vinyl 40/20/40 seat
- V - G-Grain vinyl bench seat
- W - Links cloth 40/20/40 seat
- X - Links loth captains chairs
- Y - Nudo leather captains chairs
Interior Trim Color
- B - Black
- D - Dark Flint
- E - Medium Flint
- H - Medium Pebble
Tape/Paint Stripe:
- B - Medium Wedgewood Blue Flame
- D - Light Argent/Medium Platinum/Light Argent
- E - Arizona Beige/Dark Taupe
- F - Wild Strawberry/Dark Shadow Gray/Wild Strawberry
- H - Harley Edition Orange
- K - Arizona Beige/Dark Taupe
- R - Dark Torreador Red Flame
Radio Type:
- 1 - AM/FM stereo with six-disc, in-dash compact disc (CD) changer and clock
- 5 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and clock
- 7 - AM/FM stereo with clock
- K - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with cassette, compact disc (CD) player and clock
- Y - Radio delete
Axle Type:
The following lists the gear ratios on rear axles.
- 37 - 3.73 non-limited slip
- 3L - 3.73 limited slip
- 41 - 3.73 non-limited slip
- 43 - 4.30 non-limited slip
- 48 - 4.88 non-limited slip
- 4L - 4.30 limited slip
- 4N - 4.10 limited slip
- 4W - 4.10 limited slip (ambulance package)
- 53 - 5.38 non-limited slip
- 5L - 5.38 limited slip
- 8L - 4.88 limited slip
Transmission Type:
- 2 - Five-speed manual, Tremac (TR4050)
- 5 - Six-speed manual, Dana (ZF S6-650)
- 7 - Six-speed manual, Dana (ZF M6HD-W), diesel
- B - Five-speed automatic (5R110W), Hi-Torque, diesel
- T - Five-speed automatic (5R110W)
Springs:
Springs codes are listed as a two-part code. The first character listed is for the front springs. The second code listed is for the rear springs. Auxiliary rear springs may also be listed.
Front Springs
- B - F81A-5310-BA, coil
- C - F81A-5310-CA, coil
- D - F81A-5310-DA, coil
- E - F81A-5310-EA, coil
- F - F81A-5310-FA, coil
- G - F81A-5310-GA, coil
- H - F81A-5310-HA, coil
- I - F81A-5310-RA, coil
- J - F81A-5310-SA, coil
- K - F81A-5310-TA, coil
- R - F81A-5310-ABB, 3,600 lb
- S - F81A-5310-ACB, 4,000 lb
- T - F81A-5310-ADB, 4,400 lb
- U - F81A-5310-AEB, 4,800 lb
- V - F81A-5310-AFB, 5,200 lb
- W - F81A-5310-AGA, 5,600 lb
- X - F81A-5310-AHA, 6,000 lb
- Y - F81A-5310-UA, coil
- Z - 2C34-5310-WA, coil
Rear Springs
- B - 3C34-5560-L, leaf
- D - 3C34-5A975-G, leaf
- E - 3C34-5A975-K, leaf
- M - 3C34-5A975-E, leaf
- N - 3C34-5A975-F, leaf
- P - 3C34-5A975-C, leaf
- S - 3C34-5A975-C, 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 (VC) 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, they 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 has been used since 1998 and carried into the current model year, Protocol 1 will be used. Refer to Protocol 1 . If the electronic calibration strategy has been used since 1999 and is carried into the current model year, Protocol 2 will be used. Refer to Protocol 2. For electronic calibration strategies introduced in the 2000 or later model years, Protocol 3 will be used. 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 for Protocol 3.
Model Year
- 0 - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
- 4 - 2004
- 5 - 2005
Vehicle Code
- F7 - F-250 through F-550
Transmission
- 1 - Automatic transmission
- 2 - Manual transmission
Unique Calibration
The Emission/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. Unique calibration identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate between 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
- 0 - Certification (U.S. 4K, final sale in export markets)
- 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 listed 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, 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
- X - ROW (rest of world)
- Y - Military
- Z - Israel
Revision Level (not printed on label)
- 91-99 - Hardware certification levels
- 01-04 - Preliminary levels
- 00 - Job 1 production (initial calibration)
- 05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 0B - Durability test level
- BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)