Vehicle Certification (VC) Label

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION (VC) LABEL

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Locator:

The upper portion of the vehicle certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement and the vehicle identification number (VIN). It also includes gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR). The VC label is located on the LH door jamb.

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label Reference

Paint Codes:

Paint codes may be listed as a 2-part code. The first set of paint code letters/numbers listed indicate the vehicle primary body color. The second set of paint code letters/numbers listed (if applicable) indicate a 2-tone or accent body color. All colors are base coat/clear coat.
- D3 - Colorado Red
- D6 - Screaming Yellow
- G2 - Redfire
- G9 - Vista Blue
- HP - High Performance White
- P1 - Lime Gold
- P3 - Windveil Blue
- T8 - Tungsten Gray
- TL - Satin Silver
- UA - Ebony

Brake Codes:

The brake type codes are:
- 2 - 4-wheel disc with anti-lock brake system (ABS)
- 3 - Traction control
- 5 - 4-wheel disc with ABS and traction control
- Blank - Standard (non-ABS) brake system

Interior Trim Codes:

The interior trim codes are listed as a 2-part code. The first character listed is the interior fabric. The second character listed is the interior color.
- 5 - Cloth seats with logo- GT
- J - Verona leather seats - Base
- K - Nudo/Aberdeen leather seats - GT and Base
- P - Cloth seats - Base

The interior trim colors are:
- 2 - Medium Dove
- H - Camel Tan
- R - Midnight Black/Crimson Red
- W - Charcoal Black

Tape/Paint Stripe Codes:

- 1 - Black (body side accent stripe)
- 2 - Oxford White (body side accent stripe)
- 3 - Light Pearl Gold (body side accent stripe)

Radio Codes:

The radio type codes are:
- 5 - Premium electronic AM/FM stereo with compact disc (CD) player and clock
- 9 - CDX6+, AM/FM stereo with 6-disc CD changer, MP3 and speed-sensing volume control

Axle Ratio Codes:

The axle ratios are:
- BG - 3.31 - non-limited slip, base vehicle with manual or automatic transmission
- CD - 3.55 - limited slip, GT with manual transmission
- CG - 3.31 - limited slip, GT with automatic transmission

Transmission Codes:

The transmission codes are:
- F - 5-speed manual (T5OD/TR3150) - Base
- K - 5-speed manual (TR3650) - GT
- L - 5-speed automatic (5R55S) - Base/GT

Spring Codes:

The spring code portion of the vehicle certification (VC) label identifies both the front and rear springs. The first set of characters listed indicate the front spring code. The second set of characters indicate the rear spring code.

Front Springs
- AA - 4R33-5310-AC
- BB - 4R33-5310-BC
- CC - 4R33-5310-CC
- DD - 4R33-5310-DC
- FF - 4R33-5310-FB
- GG - 4R33-5310-GB

Rear Springs
- AA - 5R33-5560-AC
- BB - 5R33-5560-BC
- CC - 5R33-5560-CC
- DD - 5R33-5560-DC
- EE - 5R33-5560-EC
- FF - 5R33-5560-FA
- GG - 5R33-5560-GA
- HH - 5R33-5560-HA

Powertrain Calibration Information:

Powertrain Calibration Information


NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of 5 characters per line on the Vehicle Certification (VC) Label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than 5 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 Label. Only the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, this information can be found in the On Line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS). For the current model year, Ford Motor Company is using 3 different protocols which describe powertrain base calibration. These protocols are designed to provide worldwide standardization for vehicle calibration. If the electronic calibration strategy has been used since 1998 and carried into the current model year, protocol 1 will be used. Refer to Protocol 1 below. If the electronic calibration strategy has been used since 1999 and is carried into the current model year, protocol 2 will be used. Refer to Protocol 2 below. For new electronic calibration strategies introduced since the 2000 model year, use protocol 3. Refer to Protocol 3 below.

Protocol 1:

Protocol 1

Protocol 2:

Protocol 2

Protocol 3:

Protocol 3
The following offers a more detailed explanation of the coding strategy used for Protocol 3.

Model Year
- Y - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
- 3 - 2003
- 4 - 2004
- 5 - 2005
- 6 - 2006

Vehicle Line
- ZF - Mustang

Transmission
- 1 - Automatic transmission
- 2 - Manual transmission

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

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

Fleet Code
- 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. 50 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 - Extended European 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 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)