Every Ford Escape (2017–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1FM WMI. The Escape is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Ford Escape 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 Escape.
Each sample below is built from the real 1FM WMI and the Escape's descriptor, so it decodes to a Ford Escape of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1FMCU9G61HU010355 — a 2017 Ford Escape:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1FM | Marks the VIN as Ford, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | CU9G6 | Descriptor for the Escape — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 1 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | H | Code H = 2017 |
| 11 | Plant | U | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 010355 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Ford Escape 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 (CU9G6 in our seed) describe the Escape itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Escape, 2017 is code H and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Ford Escape VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1FM WMI, for example 1FMCU9G61HU010355. Positions 4–8 describe the Escape, 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 Escape 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 Escape 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 Escape's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Ford Escape. No real vehicle's VIN is used.