Finding the actual age or manufacturing month and year of a vehicle is easier than you think. You can use the VIN, or vehicle identification number, to find the month and year of manufacturing of any vehicle. Every vehicle comes with a VIN, which is easily accessible. In this article, we explain how to read the VIN number of Toyota vehicles and know their month and year of manufacturing.
How To Read VIN Number Of Toyota Vehicles?
A VIN number consists of multiple characters and digits and it could span up to 22 characters. However, the number of characters and digits varies from one carmaker to the next, but there are essentially 2 characters that are required to know the manufacturing date of any vehicle. In the case of Toyota vehicles, their VIN number generally consists of 22 characters.
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In Toyota vehicles, the 19th and 20th characters represent the month of manufacturing and the 21st and 22nd characters represent the year of manufacturing. You can use the table below to check the month and year of manufacturing of your Toyota Vehicle.
Let’s take the above image as an example. Here, the VIN is MBJAC3AK802****15~1224. Here, the 19th and 20th characters are 1 and 2, respectively. The 21st and 22nd characters are 2 and 4. Based on this number, we can determine that this particular Toyota Camry car was manufactured in December 2024.
You can use the table below to check the month and year of manufacturing of your Toyota Vehicle.
Code Structure For Month
Take a look at the characters for different months:
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Code Structure For Year
Take a look at the characters for different years:
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VIN Number Location On Toyota Cars
The placement of VIN numbers varies from car to car and from one manufacturer to the other. In most Toyota cars, you can find the VIN number at the bottom of the front windscreen.
Here are the other possible placements of VIN number in different make and models:
- Under the front grille
- Under driver side door
- Inside the engine bay
- Beneath the spare wheel in boot
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