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Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) CODES


Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator:











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


Exterior Paint:






Exterior paint codes may be listed as a 2-part code. The first set of characters identify the primary body color. The second set of characters (if applicable) identify the vehicle accent or 2-tone body color. All colors are base coat/clear coat.

Primary Exterior Color Codes
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray - F-150/Mark LT
- DX - Dark Blue Pearl - F-150/Mark LT
- E4 - Vermilion - F-150
- G2 - Redfire - F-150/Mark LT
- G3 - Pueblo Gold - F-150
- GG - Forest Green - F-150
- PG - Dark Amethyst - F-150
- PV - White Chocolate (tri-coat) - F-150/Mark LT
- T5 - Dark Copper - F-150
- T7 - Charcoal Beige - F-150
- UA - Ebony - F-150/Mark LT
- YN - Silver Metallic - F-150/Mark LT
- YZ - Oxford White - F-150/Mark LT

Exterior Accent Color Codes
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray - F-150
- G3 - Pueblo Gold - F-150
- YN - Silver Metallic - F-150


Wheelbase:






- 126 - 126 inches (3,200 mm) - F-150
- 133 - 133 inches (3,378 mm) - F-150
- 139 - 139 inches (3,531 mm) - F-150/Mark LT
- 145 - 145 inches (3,675 mm) - F-150
- 150 - 150 inches (3,810 mm) - F-150
- 163 - 163 inches (4,140 mm) - F-150


Interior Trim:






Interior trim codes are listed as a 2-part code. The first character identifies the interior trim type. The second character identifies the interior trim color.

Interior Trim Type
- A - Cenery vinyl, 40/20/40 - F-150
- B - Tech cloth, 40/20/40 - F-150
- C - Speck cloth, 40/20/40 - F-150
- D - Harley Davidson leather, 40/console/40 - F-150
- E - Imola leather, 40/20/40 - F-150
- F - Marta cloth, captain chairs - F-150
- G - Tech (2-tone), 40/20/40 - F-150
- H - Imola leather, captain chairs - F-150
- J - Link Weave leather captain chairs - F-150
- K - Antiline leather, 40/console/40 - F-150 (King Ranch)
- L - Tech (2-tone), bucket seats - F-150
- M - Marta cloth, 40/20/40 - F-150
- N - Marta cloth (2-tone), 40/20/40 - F-150
- P - Marta cloth (2-tone), captain chairs - F-150
- Q - Link Weave leather (2-tone), bucket seats - F-150
- R - Tech cloth, captain chairs - F-150
- S - Speck cloth, 40/20/40 - F-150
- T - Cenery vinyl, captain chairs - F-150
- U - Speck cloth, 40/console/40 - F-150
- V - Nudo leather, 40/console/40 - Mark LT
- X - Impulse cloth, captain chairs - F-150
- Y - Link Weave leather, captain chairs - F-150

Interior Trim Color
- B - Ebony - F-150
- B - Ebony/Gray - Mark LT
- E - Medium Flint - F-150
- L - Ebony - Mark LT
- W - Medium Pebble Tan - F-150/Mark LT


Tape/Paint Stripe:






Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.


Radio Type:






- 5 - Electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player - F-150
- 6 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with CD changer, clock and MP3 - F-150
- 7 - Electronic AM/FM stereo clock - F-150
- B - AM/FM stereo with CD changer, clock and MP3 - F-150/Mark LT
- N - AM/FM stereo with CD player, clock and navigation system - F-150
- X - AM/FM stereo with CD changer and navigation system - Mark LT


Axle Type:






- 19 - 3.55 non-limited slip - F-150
- 25 - 4.10 non-limited slip - F-150
- 26 - 3.73 non-limited slip - F-150/Mark LT
- 27 - 3.31 non-limited slip - F-150
- B5 - 4.10 limited slip - F-150
- B6 - 3.73 limited slip - F-150/Mark LT
- H9 - 3.55 limited slip - F-150


Transmission Type:






- M - 5-speed manual, M5R2-C - F-150
- Q - 4-speed automatic, 4R75E (Livonia) - F-150/Mark LT


Spring Code:






Spring codes are listed as a 2-part code. The first characters listed identifies the front springs. The second character listed identifies the rear springs.

Front Springs
- A - 4L34-5310-AAA - F-150
- B - 4L34-5310-BAA - F-150
- C - 4L34-5310-CAA - F-150
- M - 4L34-5310-MA - F-150
- N - 4L34-5310-NA - F-150
- P - 4L34-5310-PA - F-150
- R - 4L34-5310-RA - F-150
- S - 4L34-5310-SA - F-150/Mark LT
- T - 4L34-5310-TA - F-150/Mark LT
- U - 4L34-5310-UA - F-150/Mark LT
- V - 4L34-5310-VA - F-150
- X - 4L34-5310-XA - F-150
- Y - 4L34-5310-YB - F-150
- Z - 4L34-5310-ZB - F-150

Rear Springs
- M - 6L34-5560-ME - F-150/Mark LT
- P - 4L34-5560-PM - F-150
- R - 6L34-5560-RE - F-150/Mark LT
- S - 4L34-5560-SD - F-150


Powertrain Calibration Information:






Powertrain Calibration Information

NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of 5 characters per line on the vehicle certification (VC) label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than 5 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 (VC) label. Only 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 3 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 carried into the current model year, Protocol 2 will be used. Refer to Protocol 2. For electronic calibration strategy introduced in 2000 and beyond, Protocol 3 will be used. Refer to Protocol 3.


Protocol 1:






Protocol 2:






Protocol 3:






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

Model Year
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
- 4 - 2004
- 5 - 2005
- 6 - 2006
- 7 - 2007

Vehicle Line
- F6 - F-150/Mark LT

Transmission
- 1 - Automatic transmission
- 2 - Manual transmission

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

These 2 characters are chosen by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a 2-valve engine versus using the number 4 to denote a 4-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 - MACCA
- 8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
- 9 - Not assigned

Certification Region
- 5 - U.S. 50 states
- A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
- B - U.S. California, 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, United Kingdom)
- F - Extended European Community (E plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia)
- G - Gulf Cooperative Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, 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
- V - Vietnam
- X - Rest of World (ROW)
- 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
- 10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 0B - Durability test level
- BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)
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