Build date by Vin question.

[Spiffers]

Google says the 11th and 12th digit is the month the truck was built. Does FB mean February or something else?

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[Big Dog Daddy]

Your build date will be noted on the door jamb sticker of your truck month / year.

Digit 11 of the vin is the ford plant where you're truck was built.
In your case 11 = F = Dearborn, MI
12 = the first character unique to your vin, Ford Vins for the first truck of a model year start with A and move B,C,D and so on throughout the model year. B is early.
The 10th character represents the model year.
M=2021
N=2022
O is skipped
P= 2023
Q is skipped
R will be 2024

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/2021-f-150-vin-decoder-14th-gen.32/

 

[Spiffers]

Your build date will be noted on the door jamb sticker of your truck month / year.

Digit 11 of the vin is the ford plant where you're truck was built.
In your case 11 = F = Dearborn, MI
12 = the first character unique to your vin, Ford Vins on for the first truck of a model year start with A and move B,C,D and so on.
The 10th character represents the model year.
M=2021
N=2022
O is skipped
P= 2023
Q is skipped
R will be 2024

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/2021-f-150-vin-decoder-14th-gen.32/

I'll have to look at the dealer then. I'm trying to figure out how old it is.

 

[Big Dog Daddy]

I'll have to look at the dealer then. I'm trying to figure out how old it is.

If you send the Vin number to @rugedraw he will be able to give you the exact "born on" date for your truck. He can only get this information for you on weekdays. ?

 

[travisN000]

I realize this is an old thread, but I just figured out that if you put your VIN into parts.ford.com, and search/select a part (for example spark plugs), at the top of a part listing, or left panel of a parts search it will tell you your build date (red square below, verified to my door sticker):

..having said that, if you are looking for spark plugs, make sure you read the fine print on the 2021 model year, as it appears the plugs changed in July:

If my reading is correct the torque spec is also different with the newer non-tapered gasketed plug requiring 18 ft-lb / 216 in-lb / 25 Nm, and the older tapered 11 ft-lb / 133 in-lb / 15 Nm
(please correct me if I am wrong!)

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