Powertrain Calibration Information

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NOTE: Powertrain calibration information is limited to a maximum of 5 characters per line on the VC label. Because of this, calibration identification consisting of more than 5 characters will wrap to the second line on the VC label.

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Powertrain calibration information is printed in the lower right corner of the VC label. Only the base calibration information is printed. Revision levels will not appear, however, they can be obtained through a scan tool using the most current software revision.

Item	Description
1	Model year (year in which the calibration strategy was first introduced).
2	Vehicle line
3	Transmission code
4	Unique calibrations (designates different hardware to similar vehicles), example: tires or drive ratios
5	Fleet code (describes fleet to which the vehicle belongs), example: 6 - EVAP
6	Certification region (lead region where multiple regions are included in one calibration), example: A - US federal
7	Revision level (will advance as revisions occur), not printed on label but may be obtained through scan tool

Model Year

D - 2013
E - 2014
F - 2015
G - 2016
H - 2017

Vehicle Code

FE - F-Superduty

Transmission Code

1 - Automatic transmission
2 - Manual transmission

Unique Calibration

The Emission/Corporate Average Fuel Economy/CO2 Compliance Department is responsible for assigning these calibration numbers. Unique identifications are assigned to cover similar vehicles to differentiate between tires, drive configurations, final drive ratios and other calibration-significant factors. These 2 characters are chosen by the analyst to provide identifiable information unique to each calibration. For example, using the number 2 to denote a 2- valve engine versus using the number 4 to denote a 4-valve engine provides an easily identifiable difference.

Fleet Coding

0 - Certification (U.S. 4K, final sale in export markets)
1 - Heavy duty gas engine/Dyno
2 - Fast Automobile Manufacturers' Association, U.S.
3 - Alternative durability protocol, U.S.
4 - Not assigned
5 - Not assigned
6 - EVAP
7 - Mileage accumulation aging endurance durability
8 - OBD
9 - Not assigned

Certification Region

5 - U.S. 50 states
A - U.S. federal, including altitude, may include Canada and/or Mexico
B - U.S. California standard, includes U.S. green states
C - Canada
D - China
E - European Community - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and UK (United Kingdom)
F - ECC (European Extended Community) - E-plus Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia
G - GCC (Gulf Cooperative Council) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE (United Arab Emirates)
H - Hong Kong
J - Japan
K - Korea
L - Malaysia
M - Mexico
N - New Zealand
P - Australia
Q - South America (Brazil)
S - Singapore
T - Taiwan
U - South America (unleaded fuel regions)
V - Vietnam
X - Rest Of World (ROW)
Y - Military
Z - Israel

Revision Level (not printed on label)

91-99 - Hardware and certification levels
01-04 - Preliminary levels
00 - Job 1 production (initial certification)
05-09 - Pre-job 1 revisions to calibrations
10-89 - Post-job 1 revisions to calibrations
0B - Durability test level
BD - OBD intermediate level (pre-05)