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3FAFord passenger cars

Held by Ford Motor Company, Mexico · registered in Mexico

WMI 3FA's rules place assembly in nine countries. Its rules run from model year 1981 to 2020, with nothing after 2020. The same rules name 20 percent of the 166 models found under all 10 codes of Ford Motor Company, Mexico. Electrified versions appear in its rules: hybrid and plug-in hybrid.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Capri1981–1994
  2. Continental1981–2002
  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. Mark1981–1997
  12. Marquis1981–1986
  13. Mustang1981–2002
  14. Thunderbird1981–2002
  15. Town Car1981–2002
  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. Tracer1988–1999
  26. Aspire1994–1997
  27. Contour1995–2000
  28. Mystique1995–2000
  29. ZX21999–2003
  30. Focus2000–2005
  31. LS2000–2002
  32. City2002
  33. Fusion2006–2020
  34. Fiesta2011–2019

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesMexico, United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Norway

Plant locations namedHermosillo; Cuautitlan; Wayne; Flat Rock; Chicago; Oakville; Lorain; Dearborn; Wixom; Kansas City; Atlanta; Edison; Louisville; Norfolk and 23 more

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Hatchback, Wagon, Coupe, Convertible

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Diesel, Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV), Methanol (M85)

Compared with the closest code, 1LN

1LN is held by Ford Motor Company. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 3FA.

Models in both32

Only under 3FAFusion, Fiesta

Only under 1LNMKS

Model years3FA: 1981–2020 · 1LN: 1981–2020

Other codes held by Ford Motor Company, Mexico

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
3MEpassenger carsMercury1981–201133
3MApassenger carsMercury1981–199628
3LNpassenger carsLincoln2006–20202
3FTtrucksFord1981–open109
3FCincomplete vehicles (chassis)Ford1981–200284
3FEincomplete vehicles (chassis)Ford1981–200276
3FMmultipurpose passenger vehiclesFord1981–open16
3FDincomplete vehicles (chassis)Ford1997–200915

1 more not shown here.

Ford under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. 1FM Ford Motor CompanyUnited States115
  2. 1FT Ford Motor CompanyUnited States114
  3. 2FT Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd.Canada113
  4. 1FC Ford Motor CompanyUnited States112
  5. 2FD Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd.Canada106
  6. 1FD Ford Motor CompanyUnited States105
  7. 1FB Ford Motor CompanyUnited States103
  8. 9BF Ford Motor Company Brasil Ltda.Brazil70

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