| Position |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
| Example VIN # |
J |
T |
2 |
M |
A |
6 |
7 |
L |
O |
D |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Position Codes |
| 1 - Country of Origin |
| J = Japan (All Supras are produced in
Japan and this position should be J) |
| 2 - Manufacturer |
| T = Toyota |
|
3 - Vehicle Type
|
| 2 = passenger car |
| 4 -8 The following five categories
of data are covered by these numbers (not necessarily in this order) |
| Line |
| Series |
| Body Type |
| Engine Type |
| Restraint System |
| 9 - Check Digit |
| 0-9 or letter X |
| 10 - Model Year (The letters I, O,
and Q are not used) |
| ? = 1979 (According to my data this
may be the number 9) |
| A = 1980 |
| B = 1981 |
| C = 1982 |
| D = 1983 |
| E = 1984 |
| F = 1985 |
| G = 1986 |
| H = 1987 |
| J = 1988 |
| K = 1989 |
| L = 1990 |
| M = 1991 |
| N = 1992 |
| P = 1993 |
| R = 1994 |
| S = 1995 |
| P = 1996 |
| T = 1997 |
| 11 - Assembly Plant |
| C = Ontario Canada |
| O = (I believe that all Toyota Supra
plants are coded O) |
| U = Georgetown Kentucky |
| Z = Fremont California |
| 12 - 18 Sequential Serial Number |