Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator:

Vehicle Certification Label:

The upper portion of the vehicle certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer's name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement and the VIN. It also includes gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). The VC label is located on the left-hand door jamb.

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Reference

Exterior Paint:

Exterior paint codes may be listed as a two-part code. The first set of characters identify the primary body color. The second set of characters (if applicable) identify the vehicle accent or two-tone body color.

Exterior Color Codes
- C2 - Gold Ash Metallic
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray (clearcoat)
- DV - Light Tundra
- G2 - Redfire
- GW - Fossil Orange
- KR - Norcea Blue Pearl
- R1 - Dark Teal (clearcoat)
- SN - Sonic Blue (clearcoat)
- T5 - Dark Copper Metallic
- UA - Ebony (clearcoat)
- YN - Silver Metallic (clearcoat)
- YZ - Oxford White (clearcoat)

Wheelbase:

- 103 - 103-inch (2,616 mm) wheelbase

Brake Type:

- D - Anti-lock brake system (ABS) with air bags

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
- 5 - Nudo leather seats
- A - Captains cloth seats
- B - No Boundaries cloth seats
- B - Impulse cloth seats
- C - Imola leather seats
- N - Toscana leather seats
- W - XLS cloth seats

Interior Trim Color
- 2 - Medium Dark Flint
- B - Ebony
- T - Dark Flint

Tape/Paint Stripe:

Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.

Radio Type:

- 4 - Lowline AM/FM stereo with cassette, clock and removable bezel
- 6 - AM/FM stereo with clock, cassette and six-disc compact disc (CD) changer
- 8 - AM/FM stereo with cassette, compact disc (CD) changer and clock
- B - AM/FM stereo (modular) with six-disc compact disc (CD) changer (in-dash)
- N - AM/FM stereo with six-disc compact disc (CD) changer and navigation system
- X - AM/FM stereo with six-disc compact disc (CD) changer (CDX6)
- Z - Electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and clock

Axle Type:

- 69 - four-wheel drive axle
- 96 - two-wheel drive axle
- AA - Hybrid axle

Transmission Type:

- 3 - Five-speed manual
- 4 - Four-speed automatic
- H - CVT automatic, power split electronic (Hybrid)

Spring Code:

Front spring base part number is 5310, rear spring base part number is 5560.

Powertrain Calibration Information

Power 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.

Power Calibration Information:

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).

Model Year
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
- 4 - 2004
- 5 - 2005

Vehicle Line
- M1 - Escape
- M6 - Escape Hybrid gas/electric

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 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 - 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
- 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
- U - South America (unleaded fuel)
- 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)