(Medium Brown : Ford : 1955 - 2023)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 68 years of use.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG codes 23023 or 22659. The most popular is 23023; therefore, the results below are from that code.

2013 paint by Ford with short manufacturer/year paint code of BU. This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Medium Brown. Other common color promotional names include Brown, Police Brown, and Dark Copper. The color formulation has been used between 1955 and 2023, primarily by Ford; but also by Company Fleet Vehicles, Chrysler. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Explorer, Ford Truck, Interceptor, and Taurus. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and special order color.

This is a special paint used for police and/or emergency vehicles (SSV = Special Service Vehicle, SEO = Special Equipment Order, PTV = Prisoner Transport Vehicle).

The two Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: County of Delaware Indiana and Indiana Sheriff Assoc.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 119181 in 2013, is BU. The code BU is unique to this paint color formulation for this year; therefore, the code can be used along with the manufacturer and year to specify the paint. For example: "BU 2013 Ford". The longer Ford paint manufacturing code is M3837 or M3837A. Ford production paint codes starting with M are usually followed by a 4 digit number and the letter "A" indicating its an exterior paint. For example, the same code ending in the letter "G" is common for accent paints. These longer manufacturing codes are useful for tracking paint usage.

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Usage list 2013 Ford BU paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
				Brown	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
1955	Ford	Fleet	M3837	Brown	1955 to present, also WT3837 and MX701683, special order
1971	Ford	Fleet	WT3837	Brown	|Ditzler PPG Form7163|
1972	Ford	Fleet	WT3837	Brown	metallic, Ford Special Order Paint Selector Fleet Colors |Vol 72-GM-9LZ|
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT6264	Brown	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1984	Ford	Fleet	WT3837	Brown	also M3837, metallic, |Ford book 84-SP-RMS|
1987	Ford	Fleet	WT3837	Brown	North America
1988	Ford	Fleet	WT3837	Brown	special order
1990	Fleet	Delaware Indiana County of		Dark Copper	metallic, Police Cars
1990	Fleet	Indiana Sheriff Assoc		Brown	metallic
1992	Ford	Fleet	W3837N	Brown	metallic, Crown Victoria, |Ford Dealer Special Order Paint Chip Book 92-SP-JLT|
1998				Police Brown	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
2000	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	Police special order
2003	Ford		BU	Medium Brown
2006	Ford		BU	Medium Brown
2007	Ford		BU	Medium Brown
2008	Ford		BU	Medium Brown
2009	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	metallic, police SSV
2009	Ford	Fleet	WT3837	Brown	special order, metallic
2010	Ford		BU	Medium Brown
2011	Ford		BU	Medium Brown
2013	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	Explorer, also M3837N
2013	Ford	Explorer	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2013	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, Police SSV
2013	Ford	Taurus	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2014	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	Taurus, also M3837N
2014	Ford	Explorer	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2014	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, Police SSV
2014	Ford	Ford Truck	BU	Medium Brown	Explorer, also M3837N
2014	Ford	Ford Truck	WT3837	Medium Brown	Explorer
2014	Ford	Taurus	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2015	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2015	Ford	Explorer	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2015	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, Police SSV
2015	Ford	Taurus	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2016	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N
2016	Ford	Explorer	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N, special order
2016	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, Police SSV
2016	Ford	Taurus	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N, special order
2017	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, Police SSV
2018	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N, Police Interceptor
2019	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	also M3837N, Police Interceptor
2020	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N
2020	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Interceptor
2020	Ford	Fleet	W3837N	Medium Brown	special order
2020	Ford	Interceptor	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer
2021	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer
2021	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police
2021	Ford	Fleet	W3837N	Medium Brown	special order
2021	Ford	Interceptor	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer
2022	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police
2022	Ford	Fleet	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Interceptor
2022	Ford	Fleet	W3837N	Brown	metallic, special order
2022	Ford	Interceptor	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer
2023	Ford		BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer
2023	Ford	Ford Truck	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer
2023	Ford	Interceptor	BU	Medium Brown	metallic, also M3837N, Police Utility Explorer

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Ford : W3837N, WT3837, MX701683, M3837, BB6CWHA, MX821724
Make/Year Code : WT3837, W3837N, M3837, BU
PPG/Ditzler : 23023
Dupont : BU, 4807
Acme/Rogers : 17427
Martin Senour : 10209
Sherwin Williams : 1868, 54956
RM/BASF : 3063, 28256, 76850
Glasurit : FDU-3837, FDU3837
Autocolor ICI Nexa : 4TA7B, 4TA7M

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