Vehicle Certification (VC) Label
Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Location:
The upper portion of the vehicle certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer's name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement and the VIN. It also includes gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR). The VC label is located on the left-hand front door jamb.
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL REFERENCE
Paint Code:
The first set of numbers/letters indicate the vehicle primary body color code. The second set of numbers/letters (if applicable), indicate a lower body, two-tone paint code.
- BZ - Chrome Yellow
- C2 - Gold Ash Metallic
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray (clearcoat)
- DV - Light Tundra
- FX - Merlot
- G2 - Redfire
- L2 - True Blue Pearl (clearcoat)
- P5 - Aspen Green Metallic
- TL - Satin Silver (clearcoat)
- UA - Ebony (clearcoat)
- YZ - Oxford White (clearcoat)
Wheelbase Code:
The wheelbase code is:
- 103 - 103-inch (2616 mm) wheelbase
Brake Code:
The brake code field may include the restraint system code (all vehicles receive driver and front passenger air bags and hydraulic brakes).
- A - Driver and front passenger side impact air bags
- B - Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
- 2 - Driver and front passenger side impact air bags and anti-lock brake system (ABS)
Interior Trim Code:
The interior trim codes are listed as a two part code. The first code listed, indicates the trim code. The second code listed, indicates the interior trim color code. The interior trim codes are:
- 2 - XLT cloth seats
- 5 - Nudo leather seats
- N - Toscana leather seats
- W - XLS cloth seats
The interior trim color codes are:
- 2 - Medium Dark Flint
- B - Ebony
- H - Medium Pebble
Tape/Paint Stripe Code:
Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.
Radio Code:
The radio type codes are:
- 2 - Midline AM/FM stereo with cassette and removable bezel
- 4 - Lowline AM/FM stereo with cassette, clock and removable bezel
- 6 - AM/FM stereo with clock, cassette and compact disc (CD) player
- 7 - Electronic AM/FM stereo with clock
- 8 - AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) changer and clock
- A - AM/FM stereo with cassette, compact disc (CD) player and clock
- X - AM/FM stereo with six-disc compact disc (CD) changer
- Y - Less radio
- Z - Electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and clock
Axle Code:
- 69 - four-wheel drive axle
- 96 - two-wheel drive axle
Transmission Code:
The transmission codes are:
- 3 - five-speed manual
- 4 - four-speed automatic
Spring Code:
Front spring base part number is 5310, rear spring base part number is 5560.
Powertrain Calibration Information:
Powertrain Calibration Information
NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of five characters per line on the Vehicle Certification (VC) Label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than five 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 (VC) 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).
Powertrain Calibration Information:
Model Year
Position 1 - Model year identification is as follows:
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
Vehicle Code
Position 2 - The vehicle identification code is as follows:
- M1 - Escape
Transmission Code
Position 3 - The transmission identification code is as follows:
- 1 - Automatic transmission
- 2 - Manual transmission
Unique Calibration
Position 4 - Unique calibration is explained in the following:
The Emissions/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning calibration numbers. Unique calibration IDs are assigned to similar vehicles for differentiating between tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other certification-significant factors.
These two characters are chosen by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a two-valve engine versus using a 4 to denote a four-valve engine, provides an easily identifiable difference.
Fleet Code
Position 5 - Fleet coding is as follows:
- 0 - Certification (U.S. 4K, final sale in export markets)
- 1 - HDGE/Dyno
- 2 - Fast AMA. U.S.
- 3 - ADP U.S.
- 4 - Not assigned
- 5 - Not assigned
- 6 - Evaporative emissions
- 7 - MACAA
- 8 - On-board diagnostics
- 9 - Not assigned
Certification Region
Position 6 - The codes for certification region, or the lead region where multiple regions are included in one calibration, are as follows:
- 5 - U.S. fifty states
- A - U.S. Federal (including altitude, may include Canada or Mexico)
- B - U.S. California standard (includes U.S. green states)
- C - Canada
- D - China
- E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom)
- F - Extended European Community (E plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia)
- G - Gulf Cooperative Council
- 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)
- V - Vietnam
- X - ROW (rest of world)
- Y - Military
- Z - Israel
Revision Level
Position 7 - The revision level will advance as revisions occur. Not printed on label.