[EscOnt]

A number of posts here refer to the build dates of the vehicles. Is there a way to know the build date of my Escape or is this something I might have asked the dealer?

 

[Mantruck101]

Check the driver's door jamb. There should be a sticker there that looks like this that has the build date.

 

[EscOnt]

Thanks! Will look for that in the morning.

 

[Mantruck101]

Happy to help. I should check to see what my build date is as well now that I think about it...

 

[Eryx-The-Escape]

or check your vin number on Ford's website. Ean was made in March in Kansas City

 

[EscOnt]

The drivers door says "05/10" - so May I guess. Haven't figured out the Ford website yet.

 

[Eryx-The-Escape]

let me find it and I will post the link.

 

[Eryx-The-Escape]

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/vin_tools/default.asp
Found it! :yahoo:

 

[EscOnt]

Thanks for the link. I learned that my Escape was the 3277th made in 2010 - but still nothing about the actual build date :lol: Maybe I just am missing something :shrug: I'll go with the 05/10 date on the door I guess.

Thanks again!

 

[10XLTV6]

If you can give me the last 8 numbers of your VIN, I may be able to find the exact date for you.

 

[Eryx-The-Escape]

Thanks for the link. I learned that my Escape was the 3277th made in 2010 - but still nothing about the actual build date :lol: Maybe I just am missing something :shrug: I'll go with the 05/10 date on the door I guess.

Thanks again!

No problem. I thought it gave the exact date... oh well it did give interesting info! eace:

 

[tang]

Check your dealer service invoices.

When I visited Michigan in March and it wouldn't start in my own driveway, I had it towed to a nearby Mercury dealer. On the invoice for the repair (which required a new key... so I have a Ford and Mercury key for a Ford), it says... date of production: 10/24/2008.

Inservice: 02/23/2009.

Only four months of waiting before ownership.

 

[jpark]

Thanks for the link. I learned that my Escape was the 3277th made in 2010 - but still nothing about the actual build date :lol: Maybe I just am missing something :shrug: I'll go with the 05/10 date on the door I guess.

Thanks again!

If it was built in May of 2010, it was definitely not that early of a model. Ford went into the 300,000s with the Escape/Mariner/Tribute for 2010 (the rotation number includes all three models), and then cut off production earlier than normal in preparation for the last model year of the current Escape (2011). Mine was made in April of 2010, and the last six digits of mine are C715**. That means that it was the 271,5**th E/M/T off the line (A for the first to the 99,999th, B for the 100,000th to the 199,999th, C for the 200,000th to the 299,999th, etc.). When I ordered mine in the beginning of March, my dealer told me at first that it was too late to order one, but then they allowed me to change an existing dealer order. I've seen 2010 Escapes with VIN numbers ending in D*****, so they definitely made more than 300,000 Escapes, Mariners, and Tributes in 2010.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5046&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

I've been trying to find a build-date link too. No luck so far...

:shrug:

 

[EscOnt]

I guess I mis-understood the last part of the VIN then. I thought it said the last 5 numbers were the production numbers - will look at it again!

Also my receipt from the first servicing shows the delivery date (to me), but not the build date.

 

[rehctelf]

The last 8 of my VIN are 6KA53*** and although my service invoices from the dealer never show the build date they show the in service date as September 15, 2005. How early do they start production for the next model year? I can't see the build date bieng too far before September of the previous year.

 

[jpark]

I guess I mis-understood the last part of the VIN then. I thought it said the last 5 numbers were the production numbers - will look at it again!

Also my receipt from the first servicing shows the delivery date (to me), but not the build date.

Well, the last 5 numbers are the production numbers, plus the sixth digit (from the right). Think of the A as a 0, B as a 1, C as a 2, D as a 3, and so on. Using a number in that sixth digit allows for only 999,999 total vehicles, but using a letter allows for 2,599,999. While that may seem high, Ford sells over 1,000,000 F150s every year, so a letter makes perfect sense. That's also why letters are used on license plates - three digits of only numbers = 1,000 combinations, but three characters of numbers and letters = 46,656 combinations.

So, for example, A12345 was the 12,345th vehicle built, and C12345 was the 212,345th vehicle built.

The last 8 of my VIN are 6KA53*** and although my service invoices from the dealer never show the build date they show the in service date as September 15, 2005. How early do they start production for the next model year? I can't see the build date bieng too far before September of the previous year.

Production of a new model year usually starts several months before the official introduction of the new model year. In your case, over 53,000 E/M/Ts had already been built before September 15. Actually, when you think of the number of dealers that need to be stocked before October 1, that's about right.

 

[10XLTV6]

Hi everyone!

I haven't found a link or anywhere else to find the actual build date either online or by decoding the VIN, but I can get them if anyone's interested. All I need is the VIN and I'll look it up at work and get the actual build date. Mine comes out to be 6/18/10.

 

[fotojack]

I have an '05 Escape, and the build date was May 17th of '04, made in Kansas City for the Canadian market, and the last 6 digits are A76492, which means it was the 76,492nd Escape built in that time period. I'm the second owner.
One thing I noticed on the VIN number; the 9th number is not explained in the code section. Everything else is explained except that one number. Strange.

 

[stone]

My escape, was assembled 2006 in Taiwan.