Vehicle Certification (VC) Label
Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator:
Vehicle Certification Label:
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
Exterior Paint Code:
Paint codes may be listed as a two-part code. The first set of characters listed indicate the vehicle primary body color. The second set of characters listed (if applicable) indicate a two-tone or accent body color. All colors are base coat/clear coat.
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray - Expedition
- DV - Light Tundra/Titanium Green - Navigator
- G2 - Redfire - Expedition/Navigator
- G3 - Pueblo Gold - Expedition/Navigator
- G4 - Cashmir (tri-coat) - Expedition/Navigator
- JP - Silver Birch Metallic - Expedition/Navigator
- LD - Medium Wedgewood Blue - Expedition
- ST - Estate Green - Expedition
- T3 - Satellite Silver - Navigator
- T7 - Charcoal Beige - Expedition/Navigator
- UA - Ebony - Expedition/Navigator
- YZ - Oxford White - Expedition/Navigator
Wheelbase:
- 119 - 119-inch (3,023 mm) wheelbase
Interior Trim:
Interior trim codes are listed as a two-part code. The first character identifies the trim type. The second character identifies the interior trim color.
Trim Type
- 1 - Milled Pebble/Toscana leather captains chairs - Expedition
- 1 - Milled Pebble/Imola leather captains chairs - Expedition
- 2 - Milled Pebble/Imola low-back bucket seats - Expedition
- F - Port cloth captain's chairs - Expedition
- K - Milled Pebble/Imola leather low-back bucket seats - Navigator
- M - Cloth - 60/40 front (split bench) - Expedition
Interior Trim Color
- C - Camel Tan - Navigator
- D - Dove Gray - Navigator
- E - Medium Flint - Expedition
- H - Medium Parchment - Expedition
Tape/Paint Stripe:
Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.
Radio Type:
- 1 - AM/FM stereo with six-disc, in-dash compact disc (CD) changer and clock - Expedition
- F - AM/FM stereo with six-disc, in-dash compact disc (CD) changer, navigation system and clock - Expedition
- K - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD), cassette player and clock - Expedition/Navigator
- T - Premium AM/FM stereo with six-disc, in-dash compact disc (CD) changer and clock - Expedition/Navigator
- X - AM/FM stereo with six-disc, in-dash compact disc (CD) changer and navigation system - Navigator
Axle Code:
- 15 - 3.31 final drive ratio - Expedition
- 16 - 3.73 ratio, non-limited slip - Expedition/Navigator
- H6 - 3.73 ratio, limited slip - Expedition/Navigator
Transmission Code:
- B - Four-speed automatic (4R75E) - Expedition
- F - Six-speed automatic (6HP26) - Navigator
Spring Codes:
Expedition and Navigator use a four-corner auto-adjustable air suspension.
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 the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, they can be found in On Line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS).
Model Year
- 0 - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
- 4 - 2004
- 5 - 2005
Vehicle Line
- TB7 - Expedition
- TB5 - Navigator
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 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 provides 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 appear.
- 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
- 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)