Every Ford Maverick (2022–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 3FT WMI. The Maverick is a gas truck; this page shows what each character of a Ford Maverick VIN means and gives 3 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 Maverick.
Each sample below is built from the real 3FT WMI and the Maverick's descriptor, so it decodes to a Ford Maverick of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 3FTTW8E31N3996431 — a 2022 Ford Maverick:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 3FT | Marks the VIN as Ford, built in Mexico |
| 4–8 | VDS | TW8E3 | Descriptor for the Maverick — truck body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 1 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | N | Code N = 2022 |
| 11 | Plant | 3 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 996431 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Ford Maverick VIN read 3FT — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Ford, assembled in Mexico (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (TW8E3 in our seed) describe the Maverick itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Maverick, 2022 is code N and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Ford Maverick VIN is 17 characters starting with the 3FT WMI, for example 3FTTW8E31N3996431. Positions 4–8 describe the Maverick, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 3FT is the Ford WMI, positions 4–8 are the Maverick 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 Maverick in our seed uses the 3FT WMI (Mexico). Any VIN beginning with 3FT decodes to Ford.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Ford 3FT WMI, and carry the Maverick's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Ford Maverick. No real vehicle's VIN is used.