Passport details (Focus 2)

The vehicle identification number (VIN), engine model, manufacturer, year of manufacture and certification information are located on the identification plate...



…glued to the right B-pillar of the car.



Fig. 1.5. Identification plate: 1 – Russian vehicle type approval number; 2 – manufacturer; 3 – certification conformity mark; 4 – vehicle identification number; 5 – total permissible weight of the vehicle; 6 – total permissible mass of the vehicle with a trailer; 7 – permissible load on the front axle of the vehicle; 8 – permissible load on the rear axle of the vehicle

Fig. 1.5 shows all the information about the vehicle provided on the identification plate.



In addition, the vehicle identification number is located in the lower left corner of the windshield opening…





...and on the floor of the car on the front passenger side under the sound insulation. To see the number, bend back the cut out part of the sound insulation.



The number is duplicated on the floor of the car under the rear seat cushion under the carpet.

NOTE: On the left side of the windshield frame, under the instrument panel, there is a plate attached with tear-off rivets, which duplicates the last eight characters of the identification number (VIN), indicates the body and interior colors of the car, and the number of doors.

Decoding the identification number, for example X9F5XXEED56L00000:

X9F — international code of the manufacturer (plant in Vsevolozhsk);

5 – body type (3 – three-door hatchback; 4 – sedan; 5 – five-door hatchback; W — station wagon);

XX — constant;

E — manufacturer and country of manufacture (Ford Motor Company, Russia);

E — assembly plant code (plant in Vsevolozhsk);

D - model code (Focus);

5 – body type (3 – three-door hatchback; 4 – sedan; 5 – five-door hatchback; W — station wagon);

6 – year of release (2006);

L — code of the month of issue (table 1.2);

00000 - serial number.



Fig. 1.6. Location of the number and model designation of petrol engines with a working volume of 1.4 and 1.6 liters (the throttle assembly has been removed for clarity)



The number and model designation of petrol engines with a working volume of 1.4 and 1.6 liters are stamped on the cylinder block boss behind the throttle assembly (Fig. 1.6).

The number and model designation of 2.0 litre petrol engines are stamped on the rear of the cylinder block on the left side (in the direction of vehicle travel).

The number and model designation of diesel engines with a working volume of 1.8 liters are stamped on the inlet pipe.

Table 1.2 Vehicle production month codes