| VIN |
Description |
Code |
| 1 |
Country of origin |
1=United
States |
| 2=Canada |
| F |
Manufacturer |
F=Ford |
M=Mercury |
| A |
Make and type |
A=Passenger
vechicle |
E=Passenger
vehicle |
| D=Incomplete
vehicle |
H=Incomplete
vechicle |
| F=No
engine/powertrain |
|
| P |
Restraint system type |
B=Active
belts |
| P=Passive
front belts |
| C=Active
belts and driver air back |
| L=Active
belts - all positions and front air bags |
| P |
Constant
"P" |
P=Passenger |
| 6 |
Line, series and body |
60=Thunderbird
(Base) |
60=Cougar
(Base) LS |
| 0 |
62=Thunderbird
LX |
62=Cougar
XR7 |
| 64=Thunderbird
SC |
|
| 4 |
Engine type |
4=232
cid (3.8L) 140 hp V6 |
| R=232
cid (3.8L) 210 hp supercharged V6 |
| T=302
cid (5.0L) 200 hp V8 |
| W=281
cid (4.6L) 205 hp V8 |
| X |
Factory
Check Digit |
|
| L |
Model year |
F=1985 |
| G=1986 |
| H=1987 |
| J=1988 |
| K=1989 |
| L=1990 |
| M=1991 |
| N=1992 |
| P=1993 |
| R=1994 |
| S=1995 |
| T=1996 |
| V=1997 |
| H |
Assembly plant |
A=Atlanta |
| B=Oakville |
| F=Dearborn |
| G=Chicago |
| H=Lorain
(All T-birds are manufactured here) |
| K=Kansas
City |
| T=Edison |
| W=Wayne |
| X=St.
Thomas |
| Y=Wixom |
| 1 |
Production sequence number |
100,001
- 600,000 Ford division vehicles |
| 0 |
600,001 - 999,999 Lincoln/Mercury division
vehicles |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
