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Yes, it is an F53 chassis as denoted by characters 5-7 in the VIN. Ford provided a basic chassis and running gear with very basic accessories to the motor coach builder who then put the whole thing together. Most of the time, the builders leave stuff like the climate control alone so we can look up the diagrams for the F53 and hope they're still accurate.