34 prefixes
Toyota VIN decoder
Put a Toyota VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Toyota can start with.
Where a Toyota VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Toyota 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.
| 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 Toyota stamps them on
- Passenger Car15
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)13
- Truck6
Current Toyota models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- 4Runner
- Camry
- Corolla
- Corolla Cross
- Crown
- Crown Signia
- GR Corolla
- GR86
- Grand Highlander
- Highlander
- Land Cruiser
- Mirai
- Prius
- Prius Prime (PHEV)
- RAV4
- RAV4 Prime (PHEV)
- Sequoia
- Sienna
- Supra
- Tacoma
- Tundra
- bZ4X
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.