Computers and Control Systems: Application and ID
The upper portion of 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). The VC label is located on the left-hand front door jamb.
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL REFERENCE
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, 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 below. 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 below. For new electronic calibration strategies for the current model year, use protocol 3. Refer to Protocol 3 below.
Protocol 1, Part 1:
Protocol 1, Part 2:
Protocol 1
Protocol 2:
Protocol 2
Protocol 3
The following offers a more detailed explanation of the coding strategy used for protocol 3.
Model Year
Model year indicates the year when the calibration code was first introduced.
^ 1 - 2001
Vehicle Code
Vehicle code indicates the vehicle line to which the code applies.
^ JC - Continental
Transmission Code
The transmission code indicates the type of transmission(s) used.
^ 1 - automatic transmission
Unique Calibration
The emissions/CAFE/C02 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning calibration numbers. Unique identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate between tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other certification-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 identify a four-valve engine provides an easily identifiable difference.
Fleet Coding
Identifies the fleet to which the vehicle belongs.
^ 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
^ 9 - Not assigned
Certification Region
Where multiple regions are included in one calibration, the lead region's code will be used.
^ 5 - U.S. fifty states
^ A - U.S. federal (including altitude, may include Canada, may include 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 - HongKong
^ 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)
^ V - Vietnam
^ X - ROW (rest of world)
^ Y - Military
^ Z - Israel
Revision Levels
Revision levels will advance as revisions occur. These revision levels do not appear (not printed) on the label.
^ 91-99 - Hardware and certification levels
^ 01-04 - Preliminary (dummy) levels
^ 00 - Job 1 production (initial certification)
^ 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)