Every Ford Transit (2020–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1FT WMI. The Transit is a gas van; this page shows what each character of a Ford Transit 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 Transit.
Each sample below is built from the real 1FT WMI and the Transit's descriptor, so it decodes to a Ford Transit of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1FTBW2CM3LK207831 — a 2020 Ford Transit:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1FT | Marks the VIN as Ford, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | BW2CM | Descriptor for the Transit — van body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 3 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | L | Code L = 2020 |
| 11 | Plant | K | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 207831 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Ford Transit VIN read 1FT — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Ford, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (BW2CM in our seed) describe the Transit itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Transit, 2020 is code L and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Ford Transit VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1FT WMI, for example 1FTBW2CM3LK207831. Positions 4–8 describe the Transit, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 1FT is the Ford WMI, positions 4–8 are the Transit 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 Transit in our seed uses the 1FT WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 1FT decodes to Ford.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Ford 1FT WMI, and carry the Transit's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Ford Transit. No real vehicle's VIN is used.