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Ford
Vehicle Certification Label
(Door Tag or VCL)
| How To Tell How
Your Car is Equipped There is a small metal tag that is mounted inside of the front-passenger door. This tag, known as a Vehicle Certification Label, contains a lot of information about how your car is built and equipped. Diagram 1 below shows what a typical VCL for a 93-97 PI might look like. There are several code fields on a VCL. It makes it easier to remember that there are codes that are above and below the horizontal dividing line. The two character code on the left side of the tag, and above the dividing line, designates the body paint color code. The codes on the right side, and above the dividing line, are District codes that designate where the car was built, and special order codes. The codes below the dividing line, from left to right, are as follows: BODY = Body Type MLDG = Moulding Color/Type INT TRIM = Interior Trim (Seat Type/Color) Tape = Tape Trim Type R = Radio Type S = Sun Roof or Roof Sliding Panels Type (N/A on a PI) AX = Axle Type (Ratio and locked/unlocked) TR = Transmission type and suspension spring type The following are the known (at least by me) codes for each of these fields: Body Color: DZ = Light Saddle FG = Medium Berry Metallic FL = Toreador Red HB = Ivory LD = Medium Wedgewood Blue LL = Dark Wedgewood Blue SL = Light Willow Metallic SH = Medium Willow Metallic TS = Silver Frost TR = Medium Graphite UA = Ebony Black WT = Performance While Body Code: FC = Police Interceptor (P71) BA4 = P72 Fleet Car or P73 Basic CV LX4 = LX Model CV Moulding: Should always be CC for color coded to exterior paint color. Interior Trim (First Part = Seat Type): K or M= Cloth K-Split Bench C = Leather K-Split Bench E = Vinyl K-Split Bench H = Cloth Bucket I = Cloth/Vinyl Bucket Interior Trim (Second Part = Interior Color): C = Currant N = Cordovan G = Willow L = Willow and Ivory P = Portofino S = Saddle X = Oxford White and Light Graphite 2 = Light Graphite M = Portofino and Light Graphite Tape Trim Type: N/A Radio Type: 6 = AM/FM/MPX, Electronic Premium Cassette F = AM/FM Stereo, Electronic H = AM/FM Stereo/Cassette, Electronic L = Luxury Radio AM/FM Stereo/Cassette 2 = Radio Delete Sun Roof/Sliding Panel Codes (N/A on a PI): B = Sliding C = Removeable Axle Ratio: 8 = 2.73:1 Z = 3.08:1 5 = 3.27:1 (Unlocked) E = 3.27:1 (Locked) Transmission Type: U = Automatic Overdrive, 4R70W (Standard on all CVs) X = Automatic Overdrive 4-Speed, AX4N Suspension Spring Type (This is a four character code. The letters represent, in order, left-front, right-front, left-rear, and right-rear): Front Spring Codes (Part Number and Catch Word): 2 = F4AC-AA/AFD 3 = F4AC-BA/BOS 4 = F4AC-CA/CKV 5 = F4AC-DA/DHL 6 = F4AC-EA/TERM 7 = F4AC-FA/FPK N = F4AC-ANA/NUL Rear Spring Codes (Part Number and Catch Word): E = D9AC-AEA/TOW J = F4AC-AA/ARP K = F4AC-BA/BKM L = F4AC-CA/CWT X = DZAB-DA/HDS Z = DZAB-CA/AIR C = F6AC-C/CMG D = F6AC-D/DSJ |
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