Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

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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 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). It also includes Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).

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.

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Item	Description
1	Exterior paint code
2	Region code
3	District Special Order (DSO)
4	Wheelbase code
5	Interior trim code
6	Tape/paint pinstripe code
7	Radio code
8	Axle code
9	Transmission code
10	Spring code
11	Powertrain calibration information

Exterior Paint Code

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

Primary Body Color

G1 - Shadow Black, Expedition/Black Velvet, Navigator
H5 - Java, Navigator
H7 - Bronze Fire Metallic, Expedition/Navigator
J7 - Magnetic Metallic, Expedition/Navigator
JW - Green Gem Metallic, Expedition
N1 - Blue Jeans Metallic, Expedition/Midnight Sapphire, Navigator
PQ - Race Red, Expedition
RR - Ruby Red (tinted clear-coat), Expedition/Navigator
UG - White Platinum Metallic (tri-coat), Expedition/Navigator
UX - Ingot Silver Metallic #2, Expedition/Navigator
Z1 - Oxford White, Expedition

Accent Color

H5 - Caribou, Expedition
G1 - Black Velvet, Navigator

Wheelbase

Wheel base codes are as follows:

119 - 3, 023 mm (119 in) wheelbase
131 - 3, 327 mm (131 in) wheelbase

Interior Trim

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

Trim Type

C - Beck cloth bucket seats, Expedition
E - Reserve Leather 2 low back bucket seats, Navigator
P - Luxury perforated leather 40/40 low back bucket seats, Navigator
R - Del Rio perforated leather bucket seats, Expedition/Navigator
S - Luxury Leather 4 premium leather bucket seats, Expedition
W - Verona leather bucket seats, Expedition
X - Verona perforated leather bucket seats, Expedition
Z - Luxury grained/perforated leather bucket seats, Expedition

Interior Trim Color

D - Dune, Expedition/Navigator
H - Ebony, Expedition/Navigator
L - Stone, Navigator

Tape/Paint Stripe

Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.

Radio Type

Radio type and associated codes are as follows:

B - AM/FM stereo CD player and Satellite Digital Audio Receiver System (SDARS), Expedition
D - Sony ® AM/FM stereo with CD player, clock and SDARS, Expedition
L - AM/FM stereo, CD player, premium sound system, mp3 capable, Expedition
N - Sony ® AM/FM stereo with CD player, clock and High-Definition (HD), Expedition
X - AM/FM stereo, navigation system and THX audiophile sound system, Navigator

Axle Code

Axle ratios and associated codes are as follows:

10 - 3.15 ratio, non-limited slip, Expedition
15 - 3.31 ratio, non-limited slip, Expedition
41 - 4.10 ratio, non-limited slip, Expedition/Navigator
3L - 3.73 ratio, limited slip, Expedition/Navigator

Transmission Code

Transmission type and associated code is as follows:

6 - 6-speed automatic (6R80)

Spring Codes

Spring codes are listed as a 2-part code. The first set of characters listed identifies the front spring codes. The second set of characters listed identifies the rear spring codes.

Front Springs

AA - 5L14-3C098-AB
BB - 5L14-3C098-BB
CC - 3L1J - 18B036-AA
DD - 5L14-3C098-AC
EE - FL14-5B420-EEB
FF - 3L14-18B036-BA
HH - 3L14-18B036-DA

Rear Springs

11 - 4L14-18W002-AA
33 - 5L14-5A965-BB
44 - 5L14-5A965-AB
55 - 4L14-18W002-AA
66 - 5L74-5A965-AB

Powertrain Calibration Information

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NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of 5 characters per line on the Vehicle Certification (VC) 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 VC label. Only the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, they can be obtained through a scan tool using the most current software revision.

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Item	Description
1	Model year (model year in which calibration strategy was first introduced)
2	Vehicle code
3	Transmission code
4	Unique calibration (designates different hardware to similar vehicles), example: tires or drive ratios
5	Fleet code (describes fleet to which the vehicle belongs), example: 6 - Evaporative Emission (EVAP)
6	Certification region (lead region where multiple regions are included in one calibration) example: A - US federal
7	Revision level (will advance as revisions occur), not printed on label

Model Year

0 - 2000
1 - 2001
2 - 2002
3 - 2003
4 - 2004
5 - 2005
6 - 2006
7 - 2007
8 - 2008
9 - 2009
A - 2010
B - 2011
C - 2012
D - 2013
E - 2014
F - 2015
G - 2016

Vehicle Line

TB7 - Expedition
TB5 - Navigator

Transmission

1 - Automatic transmission

Unique Calibration

The Emissions/corporate average fuel economy/carbon dioxide compliance department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. 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 chosen 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

1 - Heavy duty gas engine/Dyno
2 - Fast-Automobile Manufacturers' Association, US
3 - Alternative durability protocol, US
4 - Not assigned
5 - Not assigned
6 - Evaporative Emission (EVAP)
7 - Mileage accumulation, aging endurance durability
8 - On-Board Diagnostic (OBD)
9 - Not assigned

Certification Region

Where multiple regions are included in one calibration, only the lead region will appear.
5 - US (United States) 50 states
A - US (United States) Federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
B - US (United States) California Standard, includes US (United States) green states
C - Canada
D - China
E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and UK (United Kingdom)
F - ECC (Extended European Community) - E-plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia
G - GCC (Gulf Cooperative Council) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE (United Arab Emirates)
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 regions)
V - Vietnam
X - Rest Of World (ROW)
Y - Military
Z - Israel

Revision Level (not printed on label)

91-99 - Hardware certification 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 - OBD intermediate level (pre-05)