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Identification Codes Mercury Grand Marquis IV рестайлинг

Identification 23 illustrations ~1711 words

Scheme 1

Scheme 1: Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Scheme 1: Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

The vehicle identification number (VIN) is a 17-digit combination of letters and numbers. The VIN is stamped on a metal tab riveted to the instrument panel, top upper left of the dash. The VIN number is also found on the vehicle certification (VC) label. If the VIN plate requires replacement, authorized dealers must contact their respective regional office.

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Scheme 2
ItemDescription
1World manufacturer identifier (WMI)
2Restraint type code
3Vehicle line and series code
4Engine code
5VIN check digit
6Model year code
7Assembly plant code
8Production sequence number

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The first 3 vehicle identification number (VIN) positions are the world manufacturer identifier (WMI) code.

  1. 2FA - Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., passenger car
  2. 2FD - Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., passenger car (incomplete vehicle)
  3. 2ME - Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., Mercury, passenger car
  4. 2MH - Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., Mercury, passenger car (incomplete vehicle)

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The fourth VIN position is the vehicle restraint system type code.

  1. F - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger air bags
  2. H - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger air bags and driver and front passenger side impact air bags

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Positions 5 through 7 indicate vehicle line, series and body type.

  1. P70 - Crown Victoria (Long wheelbase)
  2. P71 - Crown Victoria (Police Interceptor)
  3. P72 - Crown Victoria (Base fleet vehicle)
  4. P73 - Crown Victoria (Base 4-door)
  5. P74 - Crown Victoria (LX 4-door)
  6. M70 - Grand Marquis (Long wheelbase)
  7. M74 - Grand Marquis (GS 4-door)
  8. M75 - Grand Marquis (LS 4-door)

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The eighth VIN position is the engine displacement and number of cylinders code.

  1. W - 4.6L EFI (SOHC), 8-cylinder, gasoline
  2. V - 4.6L EFI (SOHC), 8-cylinder, flex fuel

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The ninth VIN position is the check digit code (0-9).

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The tenth VIN position is the model year code.

  1. 8 - 2008

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The eleventh VIN position is the assembly plant code.

  1. X - St. Thomas, Talbotville, Ontario (Canada)

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The last 6 VIN positions are the production sequence number. These 6 digits also are used as the vehicle serial and warranty number. The serial number can also be found on the engine block, transmission and frame.

  1. Ford - 100001-599999
  2. Mercury - 600001-999999

Scheme 11

Scheme 11: Vehicle Certification (VC) Label
Scheme 11: Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

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) as well as tire size and pressure ratings. The VC label is located on the left-hand front door edge.

If a vehicle requires replacement of the VC label and is 4 years old or less, an authorized dealer must submit the VIN to their respective regional office. The regional office will submit a web form to the assembly plant for the replacement label. Once the label has been printed, a representative from the regional office will deliver the label to the dealer and witness installation on the vehicle. If a vehicle is more than 4 years old and requires a replacement label, the dealer must submit a request to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Scheme 12

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ItemDescription
1Exterior paint color code
2Region code
3Domestic special order
4Interior trim code
5Tape/paint stripe code
6Radio code
7Axle code
8Transmission code
9Spring code
10Powertrain calibration information

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

Primary Body Color

  1. AQ - Arizona Beige, Mercury/Ford
  2. BU - Medium Brown Metallic, Ford
  3. BY - School Bus Yellow, Ford
  4. HG - Smokestone, Mercury/Ford
  5. JL - Dark Toreador Red, Mercury/Ford
  6. JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Mercury/Ford
  7. KR - Norcea Blue Pearl, Mercury/Ford
  8. LK - Dark Blue, Ford
  9. LM - Royal Blue, Ford
  10. LN - Light Blue Metallic, Ford
  11. LS - Light Ice Blue Metallic, Mercury/Ford
  12. MM - Ultra Blue, Ford
  13. P2 - Driftwood Beige, Mercury/Ford
  14. T3 - Satellite Silver Pearl, Mercury/Ford
  15. TM - Light Gray, Ford
  16. TN - Silver Gray Metallic, Ford
  17. UA - Ebony, Mercury/Ford
  18. WT - Performance White, Mercury/Ford
  19. YG - Medium Titanium, Ford

Accent Body Color

  1. AQ - Arizona Beige, Ford
  2. BU - Medium Brown Metallic, Ford
  3. BY - School Bus Yellow, Ford
  4. HG - Smokestone, Mercury/Ford
  5. JL - Dark Toreador Red, Ford
  6. JP - Silver Birch Metallic, Ford
  7. KR - Norcea Blue, Ford
  8. LK - Dark Blue, Ford
  9. LM - Royal Blue, Ford
  10. LN - Light Blue Metallic, Ford
  11. LS - Light Ice Blue Metallic, Ford
  12. MM - Ultra Blue, Ford
  13. P2 - Driftwood Beige, Ford
  14. TM - Light Gray, Ford
  15. TN - Silver Gray Metallic, Ford
  16. UA - Ebony, Ford
  17. WT - Performance White, Ford
  18. YG - Medium Titanium, Ford

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The interior trim codes are listed below. The first letter/number is for the interior fabric. The second letter is for the interior color.

  1. A - Dalton cloth (split bench), Ford
  2. B - Atmore cloth (split bench), Mercury
  3. C - G-Grain vinyl 40/20/40 bench, Ford
  4. D - Luxury Atmore cloth (split bench), Mercury
  5. F - Luxury Atmore cloth (split bench), Ford
  6. H - Stockton cloth (front bucket with cloth rear seats), Ford
  7. I - Stockton cloth (front bucket seats with vinyl rear seat), Ford
  8. K - Milled Pebble leather (5-passenger seating), Ford
  9. P - Laura cloth (split bench), Ford
  10. Q - Dalton cloth 40/20/04 (split bench), Ford
  11. R - G-Grain vinyl (split bench), Ford
  12. Y - Milled Pebble leather (split bench), Ford
  13. Z - G-Grain Super Soft Milled Pebble leather (split bench), Ford
  14. 2 - Milled Pebble leather (front bucket seats), Mercury
  15. 3 - Milled Pebble leather twin comfort seats, Mercury
  16. 4 - Milled Pebble Super-Soft leather (split bench), Mercury

The interior trim colors are

  1. J - Light Camel, Mercury/Ford
  2. L - Medium Light Stone, Mercury/Ford
  3. N - Charcoal Black, Mercury/Ford
  4. V - Cashmere/Medium Light Stone, Mercury

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Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply to all vehicles. If applicable, the code(s) is as follows

  1. B - Black
  2. C - Light Chestnut
  3. J - Medium Red
  4. P - Light Charcoal
  5. Q - Dark Blue

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The radio type codes are

  1. B - Luxury electronic AM/FM stereo with cassette and clock (pre-equipment package 1)
  2. F - Electronic AM/FM stereo
  3. K - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with cassette, compact disc (CD) and clock
  4. X - Electronic AM/FM stereo with 6-disc CD changer
  5. Y - Radio delete
  6. Z - Electronic AM/FM stereo with CD player and clock

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The axle ratios are

  1. 58 - 2.73 conventional (non-limited slip) - without Traction Control
  2. C6 - 3.55 limited slip
  3. C8 - 2.73 conventional (non-limited slip) - with Traction Control
  4. X5 - 3.27 limited slip
  5. Z5 - 3.27 conventional (non-limited slip)

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The transmission codes are

  1. Q - 4-speed automatic overdrive, (4R75E)

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The first number/letter listed identifies the front spring codes. The second number/letter listed identifies the rear spring codes.

Front Springs

  1. Base part number - 5310

Rear Springs

  1. Base part number - 5560

Rear air suspension codes are

Rear Air Suspension

  1. Base part number - 5A891

Scheme 20

Scheme 20: Powertrain Calibration Information
Scheme 20: Powertrain Calibration Information

Note. Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of 5 characters per line on the Vehicle Certification Label. 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 since the 2001 model year, Protocol 3 will be used. Refer to Protocol 3 below.

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ItemDescription
1Model year (model year in which calibration strategy was first introduced)
2Engine code
3Engine revision level

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Scheme 22
ItemDescription
1Model year (model year in which calibration strategy was first introduced)
2Engine code
3Transmission code
4Emission standard (designates the specific country emission standard)
5Design level (design level assigned to the engine)

Scheme 23

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Scheme 23
ItemDescription
1Model year (model year in which calibration strategy was first introduced)
2Vehicle code
3Transmission code
4Unique calibration (designates different hardware for similar vehicles). Example: tires, drive ratios, etc.
5Fleet code (describes fleet to which the vehicle belongs). Example: 6 - evaporative emissions
6Certification region (lead region where multiple regions are included in one calibration). Example: A - U.S. federal
7Revision level (will advance as revisions occur). Not printed on label

Powertrain calibration Protocol 3 strategy is explained in more detail in the following

Model Year

Position 1 indicates the model year in which the calibration was first introduced.

  1. 1 - 2001
  2. 2 - 2002
  3. 3 - 2003
  4. 4 - 2004
  5. 5 - 2005
  6. 6 - 2006
  7. 7 - 2007
  8. 8 - 2008

Vehicle Code

Position 2 identifies the vehicle line in code.

  1. FB - Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis

Transmission Code

Position 3 identifies the transmission type in code.

  1. 1 - Automatic transmission

Unique Calibration

Position 4 is explained in the following

The Emissions/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration codes. Unique calibration identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate between tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other calibration-significant factors.

These 2 characters are selected by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a 2-valve engine versus using the number 4 to denote a 4-valve engine, provides an easily identifiable difference.

Fleet Code

Position 5 - Fleet calibration coding is as follows

  1. 0 - Certification (U.S. 4K, final sale in export markets)
  2. 1 - HGDE/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
  10. 9 - Not assigned

Certification Regions

Position 6 - Certification region. Lists the lead region where multiple regions are included in one calibration.

  1. 5 - U.S. 50 states
  2. A - U.S. Federal (including altitude, may include Canada 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, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom)
  7. F - Extended European Community (Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia)
  8. G - Gulf Cooperative Council
  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)
  20. V - Vietnam
  21. X - ROW (rest of world)
  22. Y - Military
  23. Z - Israel

Revision Level

The revision level will advance as revisions occur. Not printed on label.

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