Vehicle Certification(VC) Label
Vehicle Certification(VC) Label Locator
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.
| 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
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.
| 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)