Why Is a Ford Transit Windshield Listed With or Without?
Reviewed by the Skyview Auto Glass technical team — NWRD-, ASE- and DINITROL-trained technicians · Updated November 2026
Quick answer
A Ford Transit windshield is catalogued as built with or without rain-sensing wipers, so the same van can take different glass. A 2018 Transit in our records is one part and a 2019 can be one of two, all carrying a nine-inch third visor frit. Year, make and model cannot settle it because the catalog itself records the van as built either way.
The with-or-without problem the catalog records
Ford Transit glass is catalogued as with or without rain-sensing wipers, with a nine-inch third visor frit. A 2018 Transit in our records is DW02107GTYN, and a 2019 is DW02111GTYN or DW02115GTYN. This is exactly the case where year, make and model cannot settle it, because the catalog itself records the vehicle as built either way.
Two Transits of the same year can leave the line with different glass, and nothing on the outside of the van reliably shows which one yours is. The rain-sensing wiper option changes the part, and a shop that orders on the year alone has a real chance of receiving the wrong windshield. We pull the exact number from the VIN so the part that arrives is the part the van was built with.
Because the catalog records the van both ways, the difference often only shows when the rain-sensing wipers do not work after the glass goes in. The nine-inch third visor frit is part of the specification on the recorded parts, and where rain-sensing wipers are present the rain sensor may need a pad or optical gel fitted with the glass. Reading the VIN first is how a Transit job finishes on the first visit rather than waiting on a reorder.
What we confirm before ordering Transit glass
- The VIN, which identifies whether the van was built with or without rain-sensing wipers.
- The exact part number the catalog returns, rather than the year and name alone.
- The nine-inch third visor frit, which is part of the specification on the recorded parts.
- Any rain sensor pad or optical gel the rain-sensing version calls for.
The catalog records the van both ways
The with-or-without note is not a catalog error. It records that the Transit was genuinely built either way, which is why a 2019 can be one of two part numbers. The VIN is the only reliable way to tell which glass your van takes, and we read it before anything is ordered.
More questions about Transit windshields
Why is a Ford Transit windshield listed with or without?
Because the van was built with or without rain-sensing wipers, and the catalog records both. A 2019 Transit can be one of two part numbers, so the VIN is the only way to settle which glass yours takes.
Does the Transit windshield need calibration?
The recorded Transit parts in our records do not list a camera calibration. Where rain-sensing wipers are present, the rain sensor may need a pad or optical gel fitted with the glass. We confirm the details from the VIN.
How do I know which Transit windshield I need?
Give us the VIN. We pull the exact part number, confirm whether the van has rain-sensing wipers, and quote from that. Nothing is ordered until you agree, and why we ask for the VIN before ordering Transit glass is that a 2019 can be one of two parts.
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