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1LNLincoln passenger cars

Held by Ford Motor Company · registered in the United States

WMI 1LN shares most of its model list with 12 other codes. Its rules place assembly in nine countries. The same rules run from model year 1981 to 2020, with nothing after 2020. Its rules name 20 percent of the 169 models found under all 28 codes of Ford Motor.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Capri1981–1994
  2. Continental1981–2020
  3. Cougar1981–2002
  4. Escort1981–2002
  5. Fairmont1981–1983
  6. Granada1981–1982
  7. Grand Marquis1981–2002
  8. Laser1981–1987
  9. LTD1981–1986
  10. Lynx1981–1987
  11. Mark1981–1998
  12. Marquis1981–1986
  13. Mustang1981–2002
  14. Thunderbird1981–2002
  15. Town Car1981–2007
  16. Zephyr1981–1982
  17. Tempo1984–1994
  18. Topaz1984–1994
  19. XR4Ti1984–1986
  20. Sable1986–2002
  21. Taurus1986–2002
  22. Crown Victoria1987–2002
  23. Festiva1988–1993
  24. Probe1988–1995
  25. Tracer1988–1997
  26. Aspire1994–1997
  27. Contour1995–2000
  28. Mystique1995–2000
  29. Focus2000–2002
  30. LS2000–2006
  31. ZX22000–2002
  32. City2002
  33. MKS2009–2016

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesUnited States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Norway

Plant locations namedWixom; Chicago; Wayne; Flat Rock; Oakville; Lorain; Dearborn; Kansas City; Atlanta; Edison; Louisville; Norfolk; Talbotville; Jefferson County and 23 more

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Coupe, Hatchback, Wagon, Convertible

Primary fuelsGasoline, Diesel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (propane or LPG), Methanol (M85), Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)

Codes with largely the same models

These codes have no page of their own: at least half of the models in their rules also appear under 1LN. The last column counts the shared models.

CodeHolderVehicle typeModel yearsShared models
1LJFord Motor Companyincomplete vehicles (chassis)1981–200726 of 26
1MEFord Motor Companypassenger cars1981–200932 of 33
1MHFord Motor Companyincomplete vehicles (chassis)1981–200214 of 14
1MRFord Motor Companypassenger cars1981–198519 of 19
2FAFord Motor Company of Canada, Ltd.passenger cars1981–open32 of 34
2MEFord Motor Company of Canada, Ltd.passenger cars1981–201132 of 33
2MHFord Motor Company of Canada, Ltd.incomplete vehicles (chassis)1981–200814 of 15
3MAFord Motor Company, Mexicopassenger cars1981–199628 of 28
3MEFord Motor Company, Mexicopassenger cars1981–201132 of 33
JC1Mazda Motor Corporationpassenger cars1981–202022 of 27
KNJKia Motors (ford Imports)passenger cars1981–199728 of 28
WF1Ford Werke AGpassenger cars1981–199021 of 22

Compared with the closest code, 3FA

3FA is held by Ford Motor Company, Mexico. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 1LN apart from those listed above.

Models in both32

Only under 1LNMKS

Only under 3FAFusion, Fiesta

Model years1LN: 1981–2020 · 3FA: 1981–2020

Other codes held by Ford Motor

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
1FApassenger carsFord1981–open36
1F7passenger carsFord2005–20071
1FLpassenger carsTh!nk2002–20031
1L1passenger carsLincoln1998–20071
1FMmultipurpose passenger vehiclesFord1981–open115
1FTtrucksFord1981–open114
1FCincomplete vehicles (chassis)Ford1981–open112
1FDincomplete vehicles (chassis)Ford1981–open105

15 more not shown here. All 28 codes of Ford Motor

Codes for Lincoln held by other companies are listed on the page for 5LT.

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.