34 prefixes
Lexus VIN decoder
Put a Lexus VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Lexus can start with.
Where a Lexus VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Lexus vehicles carry 34 of them, spread across 7 countries of manufacture, because the same model can be built on more than one continent. The prefix tells you which plant lineage built the car before you decode anything else.
Lexus has no manufacturer registration of its own. Its VINs are stamped under Toyota, so the prefixes below are that parent's and cover its other divisions too.
| Prefix | Manufacturer of record | Vehicle type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2T1 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CANADA | Passenger Car | CANADA |
| 2T2 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CANADA | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | CANADA |
| 2T3 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CANADA | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | CANADA |
| 3TM | TOYOTA MOTOR MFG DE BAJA CALIFORNIA S DE RL DE CV | Truck | MEXICO |
| 3TY | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING DE GUANAJUATO | Truck | MEXICO |
| 4T1 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, KENTUCKY, INC. | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4T3 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, KENTUCKY, INC. | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4T4 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, NORTHERN KENTUCKY, INC. | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 58A | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, KENTUCKY, INC. | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 5TB | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INDIANA, INC. | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 5TD | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INDIANA, INC. | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 5TE | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, CALIFORNIA, INC. | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 5TF | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, TEXAS, INC. | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 5YF | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC. | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 7MM | MAZDA TOYOTA MANUFACTURING, USA, INC. | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 7MU | MAZDA TOYOTA MANUFACTURING, USA, INC. | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 7SV | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, TEXAS, INC. | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| JT2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JT3 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JT4 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Truck | JAPAN |
| JT5 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JT6 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JT8 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JTD | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JTE | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JTH | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JTJ | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JTK | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JTL | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JTM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JTN | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| NMT | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING,TURKEY ,INC. | Passenger Car | TURKEY |
| SB1 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) |
| VNK | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, FRANCE, S.A.S. | Passenger Car | FRANCE |
What Lexus stamps them on
- Passenger Car15
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)13
- Truck6
Current Lexus models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- ES
- GX
- IS
- LC
- LS
- LX
- NX
- RC
- RX
- RZ
- TX
- UX
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.