Ford Escort Radio Code

Every Ford Escort from 1990 to 2000: which radio was fitted, where its serial number hides, and what we can do with it.

Your code comes from the serial number of the radio, not from the car — so the first job is getting that number off the unit. The table below is your Escort: the units fitted, and where the serial hides on each.

Already have the serial? Type it in and we will tell you straight away whether we can answer it.

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Free*
Only needed for an old C… or L… serial: the same number builds a three-digit code on some units and a four-digit code on others, and only the radio itself knows which. Count the boxes it shows. If you typed an M…, V… or FO… serial, ignore this.
That does not look like a Ford serial — check the table below for where to find it.
We never ask for the code you are missing — only the serial.

Which radio is in your Escort?

GenerationRadios fittedSerial Where to read itWhat we do
Mk5-Mk7
1990–2000		 Ford 2006, 3000, 4000, 5000 RDS 7-digit / C / L label on the unit — must be removed Free — a share unlocks it

Radio names are what is written on the fascia, not the name of the company that built the unit — a “6000 CD” or an “RCD 300” is what you see in the car. Unit fitment varies by market and trim, so treat the list as the usual case and let the serial decide: it is the serial that determines the code, not the model.

How to enter the code in your Escort

  1. Turn the radio on — it asks for the code.
  2. Preset buttons 1–5 each add to their own digit: press button 1 until the first digit is right, then 2, 3 and 4. Past 9 it rolls back to 0.
  3. Press and hold button 5 — or OK / ENTER on newer units — to confirm.

Careful: most units lock for good after about ten wrong attempts. If a code does not take, stop and email us before trying again.

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