Ford Door Code By Vin. 1st 2 digits District Sales Office and the last 4 digits special order There are many opinions about what DSO means on a Ford vehicles certification label. The F Series has been in production since 1948 and the pickups have been the worlds best-selling vehicle for 23 years. If you have Ford Ignition key. This number contains vital information about the car such as its manufacturer year of production the plant it was produced in type of engine model and more.
First look up in the technical documentation. Decoding Fords DSO codes. Every Ford car has a unique identifier code called a VIN. The F Series has been in production since 1948 and the pickups have been the worlds best-selling vehicle for 23 years. Please login to use the VIN Decoder for the most up-to-date information. In 1981 laws changed to include 17 characters in the VIN which include more detailed information and a validation number which Ford followed through.
If the owners manual is lost and you do not have the code for Keyless Entry know that the Remote Anti-theft Personality RAP Module also has the factory code printed on its label.
Positions 3 and 4 are the Body Series Code Identification Position 5 is the Engine Identification Code Positions 6 through 11 are the Consecutive Unit Number This number represents the scheduled sequence order. Retrieving the code in this manner may be quite costly. A 2 digit DSO code District Sales Office A 6 digit code. This is the Ford VIN decoder. And while Im no expert I do believe the best source on the subject is Fords publications. Once the VIN is located write it on a plain paper and begin decoding.