A ford window sticker is a document found in all Ford vehicles that contains information about the make, model, year and suggested retail price of the vehicle.
A window sticker also known as a Moroney sticker or a build sheet is an essential document that comes with every vehicle. In this article, we will be looking at how you can find your ford window sticker, how to get your Ford window sticker by VIN and what the numbers on a Ford window sticker mean.
How To find your Ford Window Sticker
Finding the window sticker of your Ford vehicle is very simple. You need to have your VIN number to get this information. The VIN number is a 13 digit number that is usually found on the dashboard of your vehicle. If the VIN cannot be found there, open the drivers door and look at the door post where the door latches when it is closed. With your VIN number, you can easily use our Ford window sticker to get an original replacement window sticker for your vehicle.
What does my Ford VIN number mean?
To understand what your Ford VIN means, you must have an idea of what the 17 characters represent, which are as follows:
- First: Country of Origin (1, 3, or 4 = USA, 2 = Canada, 3 = Mexico, and the rest of the countries, the first letter of the country)
- Second: Manufacturer
- Third: Vehicle Type
- Fourth to Eight: Vehicle’s Description (4DR, 4WD, SUV, etc.)
- Ninth: Check Digit; not standardized as it requires a mathematical formula developed by the US DOT
- Tenth: Model Year (B to Y (except I, O, U, and Q): 1981 to 2000; 1 to 9: 2001 to 2009; A to Z: 2010 to 2030
- Eleventh: Ford’s Specific Manufacturing Plant
- Twelfth to Seventeenth: Production Sequence Number
For you to really understand, here’s an example:
- VIN: 1C4NJCBA9GD681479
- Meaning: 1C: Made in the USA by Chrysler Jeep; 4: Compass; NJCBA: SUV, diesel engine; 9: Check; G: 2016; D: Belvidere; 681479: Unit’s serial number
As complicated as this sounds, the great thing about the internet is that you can already decode your Ford’s VIN with the help of free or paid Jeep VIN Lookup providers or decoders. Just enter the VIN and click search.
To find your ford build sheet by VIN, here are the steps to follow
- Get your VIN number
- Use our window stickers service and enter your VIN
- Get your report and view your information
Benefits of using VIN in Finding Window Sticker
- Using your vehicle VIN to get your build sheet is important because it is the only way to access complete information about its parts and components. Using your VIN number allows you to get information such as the size of the engine, the interior and exterior specifications, transmission and the factory options.
- Lookup original manufacturing information. If you know your car’s VIN numbers you can look up its original manufacturing information and all its details. Ford has the responsibility to place the VIN on their vehicles. This VIN code number is unique for your Ford car.
What other options do you have?
Another way to find the build sheet of your Ford vehicle is by visiting the Ford ETIS website. This is the official website for ford motors and you can easily get your build sheet from this website.
With your VIN number head to this website and enter your code into the search box. The landing page of this site has a search box where you can enter the VIN number of your Ford vehicle.
Hopefully, if you do the right thing, you can get the build sheet of your particular Ford car. But some Ford vehicle owners have noticed that the options listings on the page were quite small and vague in the past few months.
Conclusion
Getting your ford build sheet is very easy. You need to have your VIN number with you for this to happen. With your VIN number, you can get reproduction of your build sheet using our window stickers service.