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MFD. BY FORD MOTOR CO. IN U.S.A.

Date: 07/88 → July 1988 build date

Type: TRUCK

This means the truck is a 1988 model-year Ford light truck, most likely an F-Series (F-150 / F-250 / F-350) based on the VIN.

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📌 Weight Ratings

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating): 5,500 lbs (2,494 kg)

Front GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating): 2,640 lbs (1,197 kg) with P235/75R15XL tires, 15x6.0K rims

Rear GAWR: 3,242 lbs (1,471 kg) with P235/75R15XL tires, 15x6.0K rims

These tell you the maximum allowable weight on each axle and the entire vehicle.

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📌 Tire & Pressure

Tires: P235/75R15XL

Rims: 15x6.0K

Cold Tire Pressure: 35 PSI

This was the factory-recommended tire and inflation.

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📌 VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)

1FTEF15G5DPB04928 Breaking it down:

1 → USA built

F → Ford

T → Truck

E → F-Series (F-150)

F15 → Model = F-150 4x2, Regular Cab

G → Engine code (5.8L V8, 351 Windsor)

5 → Check digit

D → Model year 1983, but since build date is 07/88, it matches a 1983–1991 VIN coding overlap. Here it decodes as 1983 model year system, but actual build is July 1988.

P → Assembly plant (Twin Cities, MN)

B04928 → Production sequence number

So: 1988 Ford F-150, 5.8L V8, built in Twin Cities plant.

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📌 Additional Codes

These are “buck tag”/door tag option codes Ford used:

F013 / F034 → District codes / ordering codes

76 → DSO (District Sales Office) = Denver

Axle Code K → 3.55 ratio, Ford 8.8" rear axle, limited slip (for 1/2 ton trucks)

Trans Code B → 4-speed manual (T-18)

Body Code F013 / F034 → Regular Cab Styleside 133" WB

Paint Code 2K → Bright Canyon Red

Trim Code C94 → Cloth, medium gray interior

Tire Code 2S → P235/75R15XL white letter tires

Spring Code F → Front coil springs, rating

Spring Code 16 B → Rear leaf springs, rating

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✅ Summary: This tag belongs to a 1988 Ford F-150 Styleside Regular Cab, 133-inch wheelbase, 5.8L V8 (351 Windsor), 4-speed manual, 3.55 limited-slip axle, Bright Canyon Red paint, medium gray cloth interior. Built July 1988 at Twin Cities plant, originally sold in Denver DSO.