Ford Part Number Logistics for 1998 and Beyond

Overview
The following information has been obtained from referencing documents found mostly on the internet.
The following has not been provided by Ford or any of their employees or suppliers and may contain
erroneous information although every effort has been made to provide information as accurate as
possible. This document is for Ford’s latest part numbering system which came in effect in 1998 and
includes worldwide numbers. The parts numbering system used prior to 1998 yields similar appearing part
numbers but uses different coding. This document also does not cover hardware and special body part
numbers.
Ford part numbers are divided into two main categories: Engineering Numbers and Service Numbers.
The engineers design a part and assign it an Engineering Part Number, which is an alphanumeric reference
code used by internal operations such as purchasing, inventory and the assembly plants. When the part
is redesigned or the part OE changes anything (i.e.: supplier’s part number), the change is noted, and the
Engineering Part Number is revised. When the part is released for service, it is assigned a Service Part
Number. This is a different number, since the part is finished and packaged for service and is different
from its original production counterpart. The Service Part Number is the number used by a Ford parts
person to look for your order.
The parts person doesn't want to know about the Engineering Part Number since his system has no cross-
reference to the Engineering Part Numbers. However, you may need it because the engineering number
is the one appearing on many parts.) This allows Ford Parts and Service to track changes affecting
interchangeability by modifying the Ford Service Part Number. The Service Part Number will not change
with the Engineering Part Number unless the change affects interchangeability. Therefore, the part
numbers on the part are generally Engineering Part Numbers while the Service Part Number will be on
the packaging. There are some exceptions, such as a whole grouping of parts or a kit. Engineering and
Service Numbers decode the same way. The difference being the fourth character of the prefix.
The Basics
Regular part numbers (other than hardware parts) are coded in two basic ways:
• Regular parts have a four character prefix (ABBC), a four or five digit basic part number, and a
letter or multi-letter suffix.
• Many body-style specific sheet metal, body, interior and trim parts use seven digits in the part
number, the first two of which identify the basic body type application, with the last five ("Body
Group") identifying the specific part within a general body area. A multi-letter suffix may be
used, usually to indicate color.

Hardware parts (fasteners, clamps, grommets, plugs, fittings, and similar items) are numbered under two
slightly different systems.
Yet another numbering system is used for Ford Special Service Tools.
The Prefix
The four-digit alphanumeric prefix tells the year the part was released for production, the vehicle line the
part was originally released for and by what Ford engineering division (chassis, engine, body, etc.) or in
the case of a service parts, the Ford car division the part is for - Ford or Lincoln-Mercury.
• The first character of the prefix indicates the year of design. This does not indicate what model
year the part was used on and may be used for multiple years of production.
• The next two characters of the prefix indicates the product line for which the part was originally
designed for. Although the part was originally designed for one product line, it can be used in
other product lines without changing this code.
• The fourth character indicates the design group responsible for the part source, whether it is
product engineering office or service part.
The Basic Part Number
The Basic Part Number defines the physical attribute of the part. The Basic Part Number often appears in
Service Manuals and identifies a particular part. The Basic Part Number for Engineering Part Numbers is
usually the same as for the Service Part Number, but they can be different. The list of Basic Numbers is
extensive and rarely made public.
Suffix
A part-number suffix generally tells you the change level of a part, regardless of whether it is applied to
the casting, the finished part, or the service part. A suffix of “A” applies to a part produced as it was
originally designed, “B” indicates it was changed once, “C” indicates it was changed twice and right
through the alphabet in sequence, excluding the letter “I”. When the alphabet as been gone through once,
the suffix grows to two letters and starts over as AA, AB, AC and so on.
However, sometimes a single letter or multiple letter code indicates specific application, such as finish or
colour.

Prefix Coding
Design Year Code
This is the list for years until 2028:
X -1999 7 – 2007 F – 2015 P – 2023
Y – 2000 8 – 2008 G – 2016 R – 2024
1 – 2001 9 – 2009 H – 2017 S – 2025
2 – 2002 A – 2010 J – 2018 T – 2026
3 – 2003 B – 2011 K – 2019 V – 2027
4 – 2004 C – 2012 L – 2020 W – 2028
5 – 2005 D – 2013 M – 2021
6 – 2006 E – 2014 N – 2022
Product Line Code
A1 – U89-U540 G3 – AM305F Aston Martin
A2 – Explorer/Sport Trac G4 – AM803 Aston Martin
A3 – B376 DS/B2 4DR Notch G5 – D310 UNC Sport
A4 – D401 Mercury Freestyle G6 – D365 Lincoln CTU
A5 – D385 Lincoln Sedan MKS (2009-2016) G7 – Ford GT
A6 – B299/B479 Fiesta G8 – F237 Lincoln CVT
A7 – B450 B-SUV G9 – Euco Platform
A8 – D471 Ford X/Dvr Uty Flex HC – Harness CompJLR
A9 – B474 Maverick H1 – L318/L317
B1 – E385 Lincoln Sedan H2 – L318/L319 TBE1
B2 – W414 Ford H3 – L320
B3 – P376/U375 Pickup H4 – L321/L322 TBE2 TBE3
B4 – J61/J64 Mazda H5 – L314/L315/L359
B5 – U502 Explorer H6 – CD378 Lincoln Zephur MKZ
B6 – CD524 Ford Sport Back H7 – F Series Sports Cab
B7 – M526 Lincoln Sport Convertible H8 – E396 Ford Mercury
B8 – D257 Lincoln MKS H9 – Not Used
B9 – D257 Lincoln MKS-L J1 – Y465 Volvo
CP – Community Plan J2 – Y466 Volvo
C1 – Transit J3 – L513
C2 – Econoline J4 – L486 Land Rover 4XX
C3 – F250 Super Duty/350/450/550 J5 – C520 Ford Escape
C4 – F650/750/Cargo J6 – C520/C482 Escape HEV
C5 – Aviator J7 – C521/C499/C483 Lincoln SUV
C6 – CAL 1 Blackwood J8 – Electric C-Car Top Hat
C7 – Excursion J9 – Electric C-CAR Platform
C8 – U260 K1 – D568 Taurus (China)
C9 – U297 K2 – V362 Artisan 1 Ton
D1 – U469 K3 – V363 Trunker 2 Ton
D2 – VH280 Aston Martin K4 – V363N Trunker 2 Ton
D3 – VH300 Aston Martin K5 – L405 JLR Range Rover
D4 – VH400 Aston Martin K6 – L494 JLR Range Rover Sport
D5 – V475 B Panel Van K7 – L550 JLR Freelander
D6 – J88 Mazda K8 – Troller
D7 – V196 Econo Van K9 – Not Used
D8 – C420 L1 – Expedition
D9 – D544 Lincoln MKS L2 – Explorer
E1 – Not Used L3 – F150/F250
E2 – C264 L4 – Maverick 4X4
E3 – A29 Think Neighbor L5 – Ranger
E4 – A306 Think City L6 – Aerostar
E5 – CD338 Ford Fusion (2006-2012) L7 – Navigator
E6 – Mercury Escape-Mariner (2004-2010) L8 – Ford Escape (2000-2012)
E7 – Cab Over Engine Class 5 L9 – Mountaineer (1999-2010)
E8 – B409 Car M1 – Tracer
E9 – D472 Mercury X Over Utility MKT M2 – VX62/V191/CD340 Gal
F1 – Taurus M3 – J97 Courier
F2 – Windstar Freestar Monteray (F/M) M4 – J71
F3 – Continental (FWD) M5 – C214/C307/C344/C346
F4 – Sable (1999-2002) M6 – U293 Mazda ELC
F5 – Villager (1999-2002) M7 – J37 Mazda GN
F6 – Volvo M8 – J56J Mazda
F7 – Transit M9 – U467 3 Raw Product
F8 – FW178 N1 – BV226/B515 Eco Sport
F9 – 219 Ford Freestyle Taurus X Sable N2 – C195 LKON
G1 – D250 REPLS 500 Taurus N3 – SE161 Puma
G2 – U263 Lincoln N4 – S272 (C1)
N5 – P1 Volvo (C1) V1 – B232 BMAV EU FAP
N6 – J46 Mazda (C1) V2 – B2E Platform Ford
N7 – CD334 Mercury Milan (2006-2011) V3 – B410 TRK
N8 – Not Used V4 – C394/C520 C482 Kuga
N9 – CD379/390 V5 – BE2 Platform Mazda
PL – JLR PLA Platform V6 – C1 Platform
P1 – U470 V7 – J26E Mazda Pickup
P2 – J73 Mazda V8 – P501 F100 Pickup 2011
P3 – B2EH Platform Mazda V9 – P525 F100 Pickup 2012
P4 – C505 2009 SUV W1 – Town Car
P5 – CD533 Lincoln MKZ W2 – Cougar
P6 – D532 Taurus B11 Platform W3 – Grand Marquis
P7 – 5530 Mustang D11 Platform W4 – F236 Lincoln LS (1999-2006)
P8 – CD548 Mercury Milan W5 – EW171
P9 – Mercury Focus W6 – Thunderbird RWD (2002-2005)
R1 – AMV03 Aston Martin W7 – Crown Victoria
R2 – Falcon W8 – X100 X150 Jaguar
R3 – Mustang W9 – X300/X350/X351/X360
R4 – Scorpio X1 – X600 Jaguar
R5 – Fairlane X2 – X250/X260 Jaguar
R6 – LTD X3 – Not Used
R7 – E265 Raptor X4 – X400 Jaguar
R8 – X200 Jaguar X5 – X12 Sports
R9 – Lincoln Mark VIII X6 – C2 Platform
S1 – Aspire X7 – C519
S2 – Contour (1999-2000) X8 – C488
S3 – C212 Maverick X9 – H492/H566
S4 – CE14/C170 ESC Focus Y1 – B2EH Platform Ford
S5 – BE146/B420/421 Ka Y2 – P298 Aston Martin
S6 – BE91/B226/256/Fiesta Y3 – B516
S7 – CD132/162/345/391 Mondeo Y4 – N352 JMC
S8 – Probe Y5 – VH5 Aston Martin
S9 – Mystique (1999-2000) Y6 – VH6 Aston Martin
T1 – V227 Transit Connect Y7 – Aston Martin Juliette
T2 – U204 Mazda Unique Y8 – P289 Aston Martin
T3 – U293 Y9 – Aston Martin Paris
T4 – U334/367/CD539 1B – B/Car FOE
T8 – J44 Mazda 1C – C344
T9 – Volva SPA Platform 1D – C344 C1 Platform
U1 – Power Products 1E – C346
U2 – Motorcraft Brand 1F – C346 C1 Platform
U3 – Outside Sales 1G – CD539E/CD390 Platform
U4 – FEO VEH 1H – Ford Millennial
 U5 – Ford
U6 – Global Aftermarket
U7 – Service Only
U8 – Castings and Forgings
U9 – Motorhome
11 – Advance Technology
2B – B-Car FNA
2G – CD539N/U540/CD539C
3B – B-Car FSAO
3G – D544/D568/PLATFORM
4B – B-Car (India)
Design Responsibility Code
A – Light Truck Engineering Division
B – Body and Electrical Product Division
C – Chassis Operations
D – Overseas Product Engineering
E – North American Engine Engineering
F – Electrical and Electronics Division
G – Engine Mechanical Operations
H – Climate Control Operations
J – Customer Srvc Div Parts & Acc Engineering
K – Import Release Section
L – Customer Service Div Power Products
M – Performance/Special Vehicle Operations
N –Volvo
O – Outside
P – Auto Trans &Transaxle Manu Engineering
Q – Diesel Engine Operations
R – Manual Trans & Transaxle Manu Engr
1J – JMC Heavy Truck
1K – C484
1L – B500 Super B
1M – CDC Platform
1N – Lincoln MPU
5B – B-Car (China)
6B – B-Car (Asia)
7B – B552
81 – PHK 131 LT
99 – Ford Motorsports
S – Light & Heavy Truck Special Order Parts
T – Electrical Research & Vehicle Tech Ops
U – Electric and Fuel Handling Operations
V – Domestic Special Order Engineering
W – Axle and Driveline Engineering
X – Plastic and Trim Products Operations
Y – Special Vehicle Vehicle Center 1
Z – Ford Customer Service Department
1 – European PD Center
2 – Land Rover Vehicle Center
3 – Large Luxury Vehicle Center
4 – Truck Vehicle Center
5 – Ford South American Operations
6 – Ford Otosan (Turkey)
7 – Transmission and Axle Engineering
8 – Electric Vehicle Engineering
9 – Australia Asia Pacific Center