Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

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.

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL REFERENCE

Exterior Paint:

- C2 - Ash Gold
- F6 - Ceramic White (Tri-Coat)
- GT - Autumn Red
- JP - Silver Birch
- LD - Medium Wedgewood Blue
- P5 - Aspen Green Pearl
- TK - Mineral Gray
- UA - Ebony

Wheelbase:

- 114 - 114 inches

Brake Type:

- 2 - Four-wheel disc with four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)

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
- B - Leather low back with power driver and front passenger seats

Interior Trim Color
- J - Light Parchment
- L - Medium Ash

Tape/Paint Stripe:

Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.

Radio Type:

- I - AM/FM stereo with in-dash six-disc compact disc (CD) changer
- K - Luxury AM/FM stereo with cassette and in-dash six-disc compact disc (CD) changer
- Q - Navigation radio with 6.5-inch screen

Axle Type:

- 45 - 3.55 ratio, non-limited slip
- 46 - 3.73 ratio, non-limited slip

Transmission Type:

- V - Five-speed automatic overdrive, 5R55S

Spring Code:

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

Front Springs
- Base part number - 18B036

Rear Springs
- Base part number - 18W002

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 (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 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 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 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
- 3 - 2003

Vehicle Line
- LQ - Lincoln Aviator

Transmission
- 1 - Automatic 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 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 - MACCA
- 8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
- 9 - Not assigned

Certification Region
- 5 - U.S. fifty states
- A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
- B - U.S. California, includes U.S. green states
- C - Canada

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
- OB - Durability test level
- BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)