Identification Codes: Other Ford Freestyle I

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label - Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator

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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).

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

1. CX - Dark Shadow Gray (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)
2. DV - Light Tundra/Titanium Green (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)
3. DX - Dark Blue Pearl (Ford Five Hundred)
4. FX - Merlot (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)
5. G2 - Redfire (Ford Five Hundred)
6. G3 - Pueblo Gold (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)
7. JP - Silver Birch (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)
8. T3 - Satellite Silver Pearl (Ford Five Hundred)
9. UA - Ebony (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)
10. YZ - Oxford White (Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego)

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1. 2 - 4-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
2. 5 - 4-wheel ABS and traction control

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The interior trim codes are listed below. The first digit listed indicates the seat and fabric style. The second digit listed indicates the interior trim color.

Trim Codes

1. C - Stamps cloth seating - Ford Five Hundred
2. H - Milled Pebble leather seating - Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego
3. M - Alexis cloth seating - Mercury Montego

Interior Trim Color Code

1. 7 - Pebble Tan
2. T - Shale Gray
3. W - Charcoal Black

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Tape and paint pinstripe codes do not apply.

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1. 2 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and clock
2. 6 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with 6-disc CD changer (MP3 capable) and clock
3. N - AM/FM stereo with CD player, clock and navigation system

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The following lists the axle ratios.

1. 1 - 3.46 - Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego
2. 2 - 4.98 - Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego
3. 3 - 5.19 - Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego

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1. A - 6-speed automatic (Aisin F21) - Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego
2. C - CVT (continuous variable transmission) - Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego

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Spring codes list both front and rear spring codes. The first set of characters identify the front springs. The second set of characters identify the rear springs.

1. Front spring base part number - 5B420
2. Rear spring base part number - 5B564

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label - Ford Freestyle

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator

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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).

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

Primary Body Color

1. CX - Dark Shadow Gray
2. DV - Light Tundra/Titanium Green
3. DX - Dark Blue Pearl
4. FX - Merlot
5. G2 - Redfire
6. G3 - Pueblo Gold
7. JP - Silver Birch
8. UA - Ebony
9. YZ - Oxford White

2-Tone/Accent Body Color

1. AQ - Arizona Beige
2. CX - Dark Shadow Gray
3. DV - Light Tundra/Titanium Green
4. DX - Dark Blue Pearl
5. FX - Merlot
6. G3 - Pueblo Gold
7. JP - Silver Birch
8. TC - Charcoal Gray
9. TF - Graphite
10. UA - Ebony
11. ZW - Gunmetal Blue

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1. 113 - 113-inch wheelbase

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1. 2 - 4-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
2. 5 - 4-wheel ABS with all-speed traction control

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

1. B - Mainframe cloth seating
2. D - Milled Pebble leather seating

Interior Trim Color

1. 7 - Pebble Tan
2. T - Shale Gray
3. W - Charcoal Black

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Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.

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1. 2 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and clock
2. 6 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with 6-disc CD changer (MP3 capable) and clock
3. N - AM/FM stereo with CD player, clock and navigation system

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1. 3A - 5.19 ratio
2. CD - 5.54 ratio

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1. C - CVT (continuous variable transmission)

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Spring codes list both front and rear spring codes. The first set of characters identifies the front springs. The second set of characters identify the rear springs.

1. Front spring base part number - 5B420
2. Rear spring base part number - 5B564

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Note. Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of 5 characters per line on the Vehicle Certification 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 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 3 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 electronic calibration strategies introduced in 2000 or later model years, Protocol 3 will be used. Refer to Protocol 3 below.

Protocol 1

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Protocol 2

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Protocol 3

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Protocol 3

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

Model Year

Model year code indicates the year in which the calibration code was introduced.

1. 0 - 2000
2. 1 - 2001
3. 2 - 2002
4. 3 - 2003
5. 4 - 2004
6. 5 - 2005
7. 6 - 2006

Vehicle Code

The vehicle code indicates the vehicle line to which the code applies.

1. PB - Ford Five Hundred
2. PG - Ford Freestyle/Mercury Montego

Transmission Code

The transmission code identifies the type of transmission used.

1. 1 - Automatic transmission

Fleet Coding

Identifies the fleet to which the vehicle belongs.

1. 0 - Certification (U.S. 4K, final sale in export markets)
2. 1 - HDGE/Dyno
3. 2 - Fast AMA U.S.
4. 3 - ADP U.S.
5. 4 - Not assigned
6. 5 - Not assigned
7. 6 - Evaporative emissions
8. 7 - MACAA
9. 8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
10. 9 - Not assigned

Certification Region

When instances where multiple regions are included in one calibration, the lead region will be listed.

1. 5 - U.S. 50 states
2. A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
3. B - U.S. California standard, includes U.S. green states
4. C - Canada
5. D - China
6. E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom)
7. F - European Extended Community (E plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia)
8. G - Gulf Cooperative Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE)
9. H - Hong Kong
10. J - Japan
11. K - Korea
12. L - Malaysia
13. M - Mexico
14. N - New Zealand
15. P - Australia
16. Q - South America (Brazil)
17. S - Singapore
18. T - Taiwan
19. U - South America (unleaded fuel regions)
20. V - Vietnam
21. X - Rest of World (ROW)
22. Y - Military
23. Z - Israel
24. 91-99 - Hardware and certification levels
25. 01-04 - Preliminary levels
26. 00 - Job 1 production (initial certification)
27. 05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
28. 10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
29. 0B - Durability test level
30. BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)