Every Ford Bronco (2021–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1FM WMI. The Bronco is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Ford Bronco VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the Bronco.
Each sample below is built from the real 1FM WMI and the Bronco's descriptor, so it decodes to a Ford Bronco of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1FMEE5DP4ML392361 — a 2021 Ford Bronco:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1FM | Marks the VIN as Ford, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | EE5DP | Descriptor for the Bronco — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 4 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | M | Code M = 2021 |
| 11 | Plant | L | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 392361 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Ford Bronco VIN read 1FM — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Ford, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (EE5DP in our seed) describe the Bronco itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Bronco, 2021 is code M and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Ford Bronco VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1FM WMI, for example 1FMEE5DP4ML392361. Positions 4–8 describe the Bronco, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 1FM is the Ford WMI, positions 4–8 are the Bronco descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The Bronco in our seed uses the 1FM WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 1FM decodes to Ford.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Ford 1FM WMI, and carry the Bronco's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Ford Bronco. No real vehicle's VIN is used.