Ford Date Codes


It is easy to find out when your Capri was first registered... but what about when it was built...

The table below lists the date codes that can be found in your "VIN" number

For example:

WFOCXXGAEC ** #####

Where ** are the 2 letters that form the first part of the engine number (these are the date code)

and  #####  are the 5 numbers at the end

Reg Letter

G

G/H

H/J

J/K

K/L

L/M

M/N

N/P

P/R

R/S

S/T

T/V

V/W

W/X

X/Y

Y/A

A/B

B/C

C/D

Build Year

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

January

 

JJ

KL

LC

MB

NJ

PL

RC

SB

TJ

UL

WC

AB

BJ

CL

DC

EB

FJ

GL

February

 

JU

KY

LK

MR

NU

PY

RK

SR

TU

UY

WK

AR

BU

CY

DK

ER

FU

GY

March

 

JM

KS

LD

MA

NM

PS

RD

SA

TM

US

WD

AA

BM

CS

DD

EA

FM

GS

April

 

JP

KT

LE

MG

NP

PT

RE

SG

TP

UT

WE

AG

BP

CT

DE

EG

FP

GT

May

 

JB

KJ

LL

MC

NB

PJ

RL

SC

TB

UJ

WL

AC

BB

CJ

DL

EC

FB

GJ

June

 

JR

KU

LY

MK

NR

PU

RY

SK

TR

UU

WY

AK

BR

CU

DY

EK

FR

GU

July

 

JA

KM

LS

MD

NA

PM

RS

SD

TA

UM

WS

AD

BA

CM

DS

ED

FA

GM

August

 

JG

KP

LT

ME

NG

PP

RT

SE

TG

UP

WT

AE

BG

CP

DT

EE

FG

GP

September

 

JC

KB

LJ

ML

NC

PB

RJJ

SL

TC

UB

WJ

AL

BC

CB

DJ

EL

FC

GB

October

 

JK

KR

LU

MY

NK

PR

RU

SY

TK

UR

WU

AY

BK

CR

DU

EY

FK

GR

November

HS

JD

KA

LM

MS

ND

PA

RM

SS

TD

UA

WM

AS

BD

CA

DM

ES

FD

GA

December

HT

JE

KG

LP

MT

NE

PG

RP

ST

TE

UG

WP

AT

BE

CG

DP

ET

FE

GG

 

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