Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ford Tempo to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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To check a car Ford Tempo, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. Our records for the model Ford Tempo run over 1987 - 1995 and include 2 versions in total. They come as Sedan, Coupe, with power listed as 132 hp. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
Nothing in the VIN reveals what happened to the car after it left the factory. Damage, mileage, theft entries and ownership changes are covered by a paid vehicle history report. Look at the VIN of the car Ford Tempo in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
1987 - 1995
Production years
99 - 132 hp
Power
2
Body styles
2
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Tempo | 1987 - 1995 | Sedan | 99 - 132 hp |
| Ford Tempo Coupe | 1987 - 1995 | Coupe | 99 - 132 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Ford Tempo, with model years 1987 - 1995 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1987 - 1995 across 2 versions of the Ford Tempo. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Ford Tempo the characters to expect are H (1987), J (1988), K (1989), L (1990), M (1991), N (1992), P (1993), R (1994), S (1995).
2 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 132 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. The VIN does not contain that information; it is found in a paid vehicle history report.
No registration is needed. You type in the VIN and get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture at no cost.