Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator:

The vehicle certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement, and the VIN. It also includes gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) and tire information.

Vehicle Certification Label:

Paint Code:

The first set of paint code numbers/letters indicate the vehicle primary body color. The second set of letters/numbers (if applicable) indicate a two-tone or accent body color.
- AQ - Arizona Beige
- B7 - Zinc Yellow
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray (clear coat)
- DV - Light Tundra
- E4 - Vermilion (clear coat)
- FL - Medium Toreador Red (clear coat)
- GW - Fossil Orange
- M9 - French Blue (clear coat)
- S1 - SVT Blue (clear coat)
- T5 - Dark Copper
- TS - Silver Frost (clear coat)
- UA - Ebony (clear coat)
- YZ - Oxford White (clear coat)

Brake Codes:

- 2 - Four-wheel anti-lock brakes
- 3 - Traction control brake system
- 5 - Four-wheel anti-lock with Traction control brake system

Interior Trim Codes:

The interior trim codes are listed. The first digit listed indicates the seat and fabric style. The second digit listed indicates the interior trim color.

Trim Codes
- F - Perforated preferred suede
- U - Hopscotch cloth
- V - Ovals cloth
- W - Mosaic cloth
- X - Impulse cloth
- Y - Milled pebble leather
- Z - Milled pebble leather

Interior Trim Color Codes
- B - Charcoal Black
- D - Medium/Dark Flint
- L - Charcoal/Medium Light Flint
- P - Medium Pebble

Tape/Paint Stripe Codes:

Tape and paint stripe codes do not apply.

Radio Codes:

- 1 - GAP - Hi-Power AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player
- 2 - GAP - AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and MP3
- 3 - GAP - AM/FM stereo with CDX-6 compact disc (CD) changer
- 4 - GAP Audiophile - AM/FM stereo with CDX-6 compact disc (CD) changer and MP3

Axle Codes:

The following lists the axle ratios.
- UU - 3.82 with 2.0L engine
- WW - 3.73 with 2.0L engine
- ZZ - 3.82 with 2.3L engine

Transmission Codes:

- 2 - Four-speed automatic
- Z - Five-speed manual (MTX75)

Spring Codes:

Spring codes identify both front and rear springs. The first set of characters identify the front springs. The second set of characters identify the rear springs. The front springs base part number is 5310. The rear springs base part number is 5560.

Powertrain Calibration Information

Powertrain Calibration Information:

NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of five characters per line on the vehicle certification (VC) label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than five characters will wrap to the second line on the VC label.

Powertrain calibration information is printed in the lower right corner of the vehicle certification (VC) label. Only the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, they can be found in On Line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS).







Model Year
- 0 - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
- 4 - 2004
- 5 - 2005

Vehicle Code
- AU - Focus

Transmission Code
- 2 - Automatic transmission
- Z - Manual transmission

Unique Calibration
The Emission/CAFE/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. Unique identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate between tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other calibration-significant factors.

These two characters are chosen by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a two-valve engine versus using the number 4 to denote a four-valve engine provides an easily identifiable difference.

Fleet Coding
- 0 - Certification (U.S. 4K, final sale in export markets)
- 1 - HDGE/Dyno
- 2 - Fast AMA U.S.
- 3 - ADP U.S.
- 4 - Not assigned
- 5 - Not assigned
- 6 - Evaporative emissions
- 7 - MACAA
- 8 - On-board diagnostics (OBD)
- 9 - Not assigned

Certification Region
- 5 - U.S. fifty states
- A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
- B - U.S. California standard, includes U.S. green states
- C - Canada
- D - China
- E - European Community (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom)
- F - European Extended Community (E-plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia)
- G - Gulf Cooperative Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE)
- H - Hong Kong
- J - Japan
- K - Korea
- L - Malaysia
- M - Mexico
- N - New Zealand
- P - Australia
- Q - South America (Brazil)
- S - Singapore
- T - Taiwan
- U - South America (unleaded fuel regions)
- V - Vietnam
- X - Rest of World (ROW)
- Y - Military
- Z - Israel

Revision Level (not printed on label)
- 91-99 - Hardware and certification levels
- 01-04 - Preliminary levels
- 00 - Job 1 production (initial certification)
- 05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
- 0B - Durability test level
- BD - On-board diagnostics (OBD) intermediate level (pre-05)