2000 Ford Mustang Identification Tags
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Vehicle Identification Tag
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) The VIN is a seventeen-digit combination of letters and numbers.stamped on a metal tab riveted on the instrument panel, top upper left of the dash. The VIN number is also found on the vehicle certification (VC) label.
1 World manufacturer identifier
2 Vehicle restraint system type code
3 Vehicle line, series, body type (passenger car)
4 Engine displacement and number of cylinders code.
5 VIN check digit code (0-9).
6 Model year code
7 Assembly plant code
8 Production sequence number
The vehicle certification (VC) label is located on the left-hand front door jamb.
 A DATE: Month and Year of Production. B GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. The maximum allowable weight of the fully loaded vehicle, including liquids, passengers, cargo, and the tongue weight of any towed vehicle. C FRONT GAWR: Front Gross Axle Weight Rating. The maximum allowable weight the front axle is designed to carry including the weight of the axle assembly itself. GAWR is established by considering the rating of each of its components (tires, wheels, springs, axle), and rating the axle on its weakest link. The GAWR assumes that the load is equally dispersed on either side. D REAR GAWR: Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating. The maximum allowable weight the rear axle is designed to carry including the weight of the axle assembly itself. GAWR is established by considering the rating of each of its components (tires, wheels, springs, axle), and rating the axle on its weakest link. The GAWR assumes that the load is equally dispersed on either side.
body color. The second set (if applicable) indicate a two-tone or accent body color.
SU Amazon/Tropic Green
Transmission Tag (Manual)  Transmission Tag (Automatic)  Rear Differential Tag The differential tag contains two rows of numbers. Here's a typical exlample, with a breakdown of the numbers. 
S = Sterling differential 260 = Model number A = Revision identifier 3 27 = 3:27 Gear ratio. If it was limited slip, the number would contain the letter L, as in 3L27. 75 = Ring gear size. 7.5 inches. 0D04 = Build date 0 = Last digit in year of manufacture. In this case, 2000 D = Month of manufacture. A=January, B=February, C=March, etc. 04 = Day of manufacture Computer Code The computer code is on adhesive-backed tags (example below) stuck on the passenger side door jam and behind the passenger side kick panel on the computer itself. 
Other I.D. Tags The engine number (the last eight numbers of the vehicle identification number) is stamped on machined pads on the engine block, transmission, frame and transfer case (if equipped). The engine code and build date are on a sticker on the valve cover. The Build Sheet 
The build sheet is an 8.5"x11" computer printout used
at all stations along the assembly line to specify the
configuration of a particular vehicle. It contains
the VIN and a rotation number (the position of the car
on the line that day) plus an alphanumeric code for each
item to be installed on the chassis, such as the engine
type, transmission type, braking system, audio system, EEC
model, body and trim colors, etcetera. You may be lucky enough to find a build sheet in your Mustang. They have been found under the rear seats, under the carpeting, and under the trunk mat. The example to the left was found stuffed between the rear bumper cover and the chassis on my 2000 Mustang. It indicates that the car started down the assembly line on Friday, April 7, 2000 at 10:01:06 AM, and that its rotation number was 0038, meaning that it was the 38th car built that day. |
