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Old 01-14-02, 07:06 PM
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I seem to recall that awhile back someone posted a link to a website where you could enter your VIN # and it would tell you what the numbers stood for. Could someone please repost that website?

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The first two characters is JT. The first character is the place of manufacture...in this case it would be Japan, and the second is the manufacturer which is T for Toyota. US made vehicles have a 1 or 4 and Canadian made is 2, Germany is W.

http://www.independentdealer.com/titling/titling5.asp
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Default VIN decoder

I don't know about a web site, but here is a manual VIN decoder for '00 & '01 Lexus and Toyota product.

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Toyota VIN Decoding System for '00 and '01 MY vehicles

J T 2 D A 1 2 T 0 V 0 0 9 5 9 1 6
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th

1st Digit: World Source

J: Japan
1: USA: NUMMI
2: Canada: TMMC
4: USA: TMMK
5: USA: TMMI

2nd Digit: Manufacture

T: Toyota
N: NUMMI

3rd Digit: Vehicle Type

'00 MY '01 MY
Lexus 6: SUV J: SUV
8: Passenger Vehicle 8,H: Passenger Vehicle

Toyota A: Small Truck A: Small Truck
B: Full Size Truck B: Full Size Truck
D,X,1,2: Passenger Vehicle D,X,1,2: Passenger Vehicle
3: Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle 3,E: Multipurpose Vehicle
4: Midsize Truck 4: Midsize Truck
5: Incomplete Vehicle 5: Incomplete Vehicle

4th Digit: Body Type

Passenger Vehicles '00 MY '01 MY
A: 2Dr, SDN, 2WD A: 2Dr, SDN, 2WD
B: 4Dr, SDN, 2WD B: 4Dr, SDN, 2WD
C: 2Dr, Coupe, 2WD C: 2Dr, Coupe, 2WD
D: 3Dr, LB, 2WD D: 3Dr, LB, 2WD
F: 2Dr, Convertible, 2WD F: 2Dr, Convertible, 2WD

Trucks & Multipurpose Vehicles: B: Ext. Cab, 4WD B: 5DR WGN or Large Cab, 4WD
G: 4Dr, WGN, 2WD G: 4Dr, WGN, 2WD or Double Cab, 2WD
J,N: STD Cab, 2WD H: 4Dr, WGN, 4WD, or Double Cab, 2WD
K,P: STD Cab, 4WD J,N: STD Cab, 2WD
H: 4Dr, WGN, 4WD K,P: STD Cab, 4WD
R: Ext. Cab R: Large Cab, 2WD
V,S: Extra Cab 2WD V,S: Extra Cab, 2WD
W: Extra Cab, 4WD W: Extra Cab, 4WD
Z: 5Dr, WGN, 2WD Z: 5DR, WGN, 2WD

5th Digit: Engine Type

'00 MY '01 MY
C: 5E-FE D: 2AZ-FE
D: 2JZ-FE F: 1MZ-FE
F: 1MZ-FE G: 5S-FE
G: 5S-FE H: 1AZ-FE
H: 1UZ-FE K: 1NZ-FXE + Motor
K: 1NZ-FXE+Motor L: 2RZ-FE
L: 2RZ-FE M: 3RZ-FE
M: 3RZ-FE N: 5S-FNE (Camry CNG), 5VZ-FE (4Runner)
N: 5VZ-FE, 5S-FNE R: 1ZZ-FE
P: 3S-FE S: 1BM (RAV4 EV)
R: 1ZZ-FE T: 2UZ-FE, 1NZ-FE (Echo)
T: 2UZ-FE, Echo 1NZ-FE Y: 2ZZ-FE
Y: 2ZZ-FE

6th Digit: Series

'00 MY '01 MY
0: 100, 200 Series 0: 100, 200 Series
1: 10, 110 Series 1: 10, 110 Series
2: 20, 120 Series 2: 20, 120 Series
3: 30, 130 Series 3: 30, 130 Series
4: 40, 140 Series 4: 40, 140 Series
5: 50, 150 Series 5: 50, 150 Series
6: 60,160 Series 6: 60,160 Series
7: 70, 170 Series 7: 70, 170 Series
8: 80, 180 Series 8: 80, 180 Series
9: 90, 190 Series 9: 90, 190 Series

7th Digit: Restraint System

'00 MY '01 MY
Lexus Passenger Cars 2: Manual Belt w/ 2 Air Bags 2: Manual Belt w/ 2 Air Bags
8: Manual Belt w/ 2 Air Bags and Side Air Bags 8: Manual Belt w/ 2 Air Bags and Side Air Bags
9,0: 4 Air Bag w/ Curtain Shield, front seat only
Lexus SUVs
(7th & 8th: Restraint System & Line): 0W: LX470 0W: LX470
0U: RX300 0U: RX300

Toyota Passenger Cars 2: 2 Air Bag
3: Dr Seat: Manual Belt w/ Air Bag and P Seat: Manual Belt 2: Manual Belts w/ 2 Air Bags
8: Manual Belt w/ 2 Air Bags and Side Air Bags 8: Manual Belt w/ 2 Air Bags and Side Air Bags
Toyota Multipurpose Vehicles and Trucks 1: STD 2: 2 Air Bags, DX, DLX
2: 2 Air Bags, DX, DLX 3: 2 Air Bags, LE, XLE
3: 2 Air Bags, LE, XLE 4: 2 Air Bags, SR5
4: 2 Air Bags, SR5 5: VX
6: 2 Air Bags, SR5, V6 6: 2 Air Bags, SR5, V6
7: 2 Air Bags, Limited (4Runner) 7: 2 Air Bags, Limited (4Runner)
8: 2 Air Bags, Limited (Tundra) 8: 2 Air Bags, Limited (Tundra)
9: 2 Air Bags, CE (Sienna) 9: 2 Air Bags, CE (Sienna)
0: 2 Air Bags, RAV4 0: 2 Air Bags, RAV4

8th Digit: Line

'00 MY '01 MY
Lexus F: LS400 F: LS430
G: ES300 G: ES300
S: GS300 S: GS300, GS430
X: GS400 2: IS300
Y: SC400 0U: RX300
Z: SC300

Toyota B: Avalon A: Highlander, Sequoia
C: Sienna B: Avalon
E: Corolla C: Sienna
J: Land Cruiser E: Corolla
K: Camry J: Land Cruiser
N: Tacoma K: Camry
P: Solara N: Tacoma
R: 4Runner P: Solara
T: Celica R: 4Runner
U: Prius T: Celica
V: RAV4, RAV4 (MPV) U: Prius
0: MR2 V: RAV4, RAV4 (MPV)
3: Echo 0: MR2
1: Tundra 3: Echo
1: Tundra

9th Digit: Check Digits

Internal use only. Used by Toyota and FBI computers to verify the VIN.

10th Digit: Model Year

W: 1998
X: 1999
Y: 2000
1: 2001
2: 2002

11th Digit: Assembly Plant Code

0-9: TMC, Japan
C: Canada
S: Princeton, IN, U.S.A.
U: Georgetown, KY, U.S.A.
Z: Fremont, CA, U.S.A.

12th-17th Digits: Plant Sequential Numbers
Old 01-30-02, 11:20 PM
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Hey LongoLexus,

(will buy from you guys through fleet sales one of these days)

Is there any way I can e-mail you or get any contact info...I have a few questions.

BTW...our forums are back up...feel free to post there as well http://forums.teamsc3.com

Thanks,
Ryan
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find the VIN Decoder at WWW.CHICAGOLEXUSCLUB.COM
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