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Old 03-13-07, 06:11 PM
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according to wikipedia, 2 plants make the ES- kyushu and tsutsumi.

based on my vin#, my ES was built at plant code #2.
after searching the net, I found-
0= tsutsumi
so i assume 2= kyushu.
kyushu is the newer factory.


what is your plant #, and does it have any defects?
The plant number is the 11th digit of your vin #.
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010

Build date 4/06. No transmission problems.
Old 03-13-07, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by psp
010

Build date 4/06. No transmission problems.
Same here on plant code, build date and trans performance.
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
according to wikipedia, 2 plants make the ES- kyushu and tsutsumi.

based on my vin#, my ES was built at plant code #2.

what is your plant #, and does it have any defects?

does anyone know which cities correspond to which plants?

Dunno- what does the number 9 place mean, my other car was a 0 this one is a 1. my plant # 2.

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So, you guys with 010......

your 11th digit of your vin is 0 ?
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Originally Posted by osokuko
Dunno- what is the number 9 place mean, my other car was a 0 this one is a 1. my plant # is 172.
ah. i see.

your plant number = 2. same as mine.

It's just the 11th digit.
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08/06 plant code 2
no trans issue
had driver door wind noise but dealer fixed
Old 03-14-07, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
So, you guys with 010......

your 11th digit of your vin is 0 ?
None of the above, that 3 digit sequence makes no sense.

The plant code follows model and all are same model-year, numeral 7.

The plant code is a single digit numeral that should follow the numeral 7 on ALL our cars.

The numeral 7 is the 10th digit reading left to right and the plant code is the 11th digit.
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Here are the first 11 digits of my VIN, what you are looking for is just the 11th digit, right?

JTHBJ46G172
Old 03-14-07, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by static
Here are the first 11 digits of my VIN, what you are looking for is just the 11th digit, right?

JTHBJ46G172
Yeah he was looking for the 11th digit...

...odd that 2 responded with the same 3 digit sequence in error.

See your tenth digit is a 7, that is the model year and should be identical on all our cars.
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Here is build plant data on my two vehicles.

Plant #2--Build month 06/06


Plant #2--Build month 09/06

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Gave my ES350 VIN number to my insurance company, under this coverage my car model is a ES330. why is that?
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Originally Posted by nana000
Gave my ES350 VIN number to my insurance company, under this coverage my car model is a ES330. why is that?
nana,

The 10th numeral of your VIN, reading from left to right, is the year of your model, it should be a 7 if your car is a 350 and likely would be a 6 if somehow you do have a 330.

Let your insurance company know for sure which model you do have once you have reviewed your VIN # so their records are accurate.
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oops, you are right.

the last numbers are 8 7 2, and then 010xxx
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yeah. i'm not trying to do anything scientific here, because it's just not possible. Lexus hardly produces many defects. I'm just wondering if the ES is built in more than one factory.


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