Was looking at an '89 F250 with 351W. Found the VIN# and a bunch of other info on a sticker on the driver's door jamb:

DATE: 09/01 (WTF???)
VIN: 1FTHF26H0KNA07322
GVW: 8600#
FRONT GAWR: 3305#
REAR GAWR: 6084#
TRANS: K
AXLE: 39
TAPE: 5
SPRING: 5 F
BODY: L J 4
TYPE-GVW: F268
WB: 133 (??)
TYPE: 1C (THIS MAY BE PAINT CODE?)

SOME OTHER CODES FOUND:

F0095
T0452

Anyone have a clue what the above info means, or where else I can look, to decipher this info?

thx,

-Mark

 

Check the vin on that sticker, with the vin thats in dash where the windshield meets it on the left side..

 

I don't think the info for an '89 is here, but somewhere on the Net you will find your info.

I dont think the 250 had an E4OD tranny, it was probably the heavy duty tranny that Ford used at the time.

Axle code is the ratio (ie 3.42, 3.55, 3.73, 4.10 etc) and if its posi or not.

Don't know what "TAPE" is.

I dont think "SPRING" or "BODY" are really important.

Those other codes you found could just be identifyers at the plant (shipping, paint batch, shift, etc)

 

WB-is the wheelbase in inches

 

If you still need it

3. Vehicle Line, Series, Body Type F26
Unknown, double check VIN#

http://www.fordf150.net/howto/decodevin.htm

1FT - H - F26 - H - 0 - K - N - A07322
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

1. World Vehicle Manufacturer
1FT — Ford Motor Company, USA, truck, completed vehicle

2. Brake Type and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) (all vehicles with hydraulic brakes)
H — 8,501-9,000 Pounds

3. Vehicle Line, Series, Body Type
F07 — F-150 Flareside, 4x2
X07 — F-150 (SuperCab) Flareside, 4x2
F08 — F-150 Flareside, 4x4
X08 — F-150 (SuperCab) Flareside, 4x4
F17 — F-150 Styleside, 4x2
X17 — F-150 (SuperCab) Styleside, 4x2
F18 — F-150 Styleside, 4x4
X18 — F-150 (SuperCab) Styleside, 4x4
F27 — F-250 Styleside, 4x2
X27 — F-250 (SuperCab) Styleside, 4x2
F28 — F-250 Styleside, 4x4
X28 — F-250 (SuperCab) Styleside, 4x4

4. Engine Type
H — Engine: 8 Cyl, 351ci (5.8L) 2bbl

5. Check Digit
This is a generated number.

6. Model Year

7. Assembly Plant
N — Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)

8. Production Sequence Number - this is an alphanumeric code for the vehicle build sequence. This is also the vehicle serial and warranty number.
A07322

Dogface

 

Thanks, but I ended up buying a '90 F150. Can I tell anything about the options the truck came with (e.g. open vs. posi differential, etc...) from the VIN #?

 

Here are some resources links maybe you can find some info.

https://www.f150online.com/resources/vin.cfm

http://www.fordf150.net/howto/decodevin.htm

http://www.fordf150.net/howto/decode.htm

http://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenanc...ls/default.asp

Dogface

 

Thanks Dogface!