VIN Number Breakdown
 

Hey all,

I'm new to the forum, I recently acquired an '89 Supra Turbo, that's highly modified, and wanted to know if the Toyota VIN's break down the same way as the Mazda VIN's do? My Supra VIN is: JT2MA71J2K0116908

I just sold my 1st gen FB Mazda RX-7, and knew what every digit of the VIN meant, see example attached:

RX-7 86-88 (8/85 - 12/88)
JM1 FC 33 1 * G 0 ######
JM1= Mazda Passenger Car
FC = RX7 Series
33= Coupe
35= Convertible
1= 1308cc 13B rotary non-turbo
2= 1308cc 13B rotary turbo
*= Check Digit
G= 1986
H= 1987
J= 1988
0= Hiroshima Plant
######= Serial Number

RX-7 89-91 (12/88 - 7/91)
JM1 FC 331 * K 0 ######
JM1= Mazda Passenger Car
FC= RX7 Coupe
33= Coupe
35= Convertible
1= 1308cc rotary non-turbo
2= 1308cc rotary turbo
331= Coupe w/auto shoulder belt
332= Coupe Turbo w/auto shoulder belt
333= Coupe w/o auto shoulder belt
334= Coupe turbo w/o auto shoulder belt
351= Convertible w/o airbag
352= Convertible w/ airbag
*= Check Digit
K= 1989
L= 1990
M= 1991
0= Hiroshima Plant
######= Serial number

Build dates by serial number:
Model year-----Production Date----Serial Number
1986--------------8/85 - 6/86------100001-200000
1987--------------6/86 - 7/87------500001-600000
1988-------------7/87 - 12/88-----600001-700000
1989------------12/88 - 12/89-----700001-800000
1990------------12/89 - 11-90-----800001-900000
1991--------------8/90 - 7/91------900001-950000

Yes they are similar, as all vehicles are. It was a desision made by the manufacturers about 20 years ago. I searched google a few months ago and found a site that layed out the Supra.

Can't remember it now.

Thanks for the reply, let's hope that someone reads this thread and can provide this information for us!

Here you go

http://www.answers.com/topic/toyota-vin-codes

VIN Code Breakdown
 

Cool, good info. The VIN breaks down like this:


Digit 1 - Country
Digit 2 - Make
Digit 3 - Vehicle Type
Digit 4 - Others
Digit 5 - Line
Digit 6 - Series
Digit 7 - Body
Digit 8 - Engine
Digit 9 - Check Digit
Digit 10 - Model Year
Digit 11 - Plant
Digits 12-17 - Serial Number

DescriptionPositionRaw DataDecoded DataRegion: 1 J Asia Country: 1-2 JT Japan Manufacturer: 2-3 T2 Toyota Model Specific: 4-8 MA71J Unknown Check Digit: 9 2 Valid Year: 10 K 1989 Assembly Plant: 11 0 0 Serial Number: 12-17 116908 116908


has a targa and its turbo lol ill give out more info about the rear end soon btw theres another number inside the engine compartment it tells you more info.