Vehicle Certification Label

The Vehicle Certification Label (V.C. Label) is affixed on the LH front door lock panel or door pillar. The upper half of the label contains the name of manufacturer, month and year of manufacture, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) and the certification statement.

The V.C. Label also contains a 17 character Vehicle Identification Number. This number is used for warranty identification of the vehicle and indicates: manufacturer, type of restraint system, line, series, body type, engine, model year and consecutive unit number.

The last six digits of the Vehicle Identification Number indicate the Consecutive Unit Number of each unit built at each assembly plant. The Consecutive Unit Numbers begin as follows:

001 thru 600 000: Ford Division Vehicles.

600 001 thru 999 999: Lincoln/Mercury Division Vehicles.

The remaining information on the V.C. Label consists of the following vehicle identification codes: color and body type, vinyl roof, moulding and interior trim. Additional codes indicate vehicles equipped with air conditioning, radio type, sun roof type (if any), as well as axle, transmission, spring, district sales office and special order codes.

The following charts provide various codes and their respective identification.

Certification Label (Typical)