6: Engine Series (translated from Russian).4-5: Body Type (translated from Russian)ġ1 - Dzhip/minivan(Liteache) with the standard roofĢ1 - cargo of avtobus(Yuiache) with the standard roofģ1 - Pikap(Yuilukh)/Gruzovik(Dyna) with the single cabģ2 - Pikap/Gruzovik with the one-and-a-half cabĤ1 - To avtobus(Yuiache Of chommuter/Choaster) with the standard roof.WMI - World Manufacture Index VDS - Vehicle Descriptor Section VIS - Vehicle Identifier Section U - passes the Japanese emission regulationsĤA-LC = 4th revision of the 'A' engine block, leanĢ2R-EC = 22nd revision of the 'R' block with EFI andģ-digit paint code can be converted to a color name.ġ990 and later: DIGIT: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - W V W D B 4 5 0 5 L K 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - WMI. The letters after the block designation translate into the following:į - economical twin cam (cams closer to each other)Ĭ - emissions package or carburated (depending on year/model) Not all revisions make it to market of course. The first number is the revision number of the block, and the followingįor example, the 4A is the fourth revision of the A block. Toyota's engine numbering system breaks down something like the H = Steel low deck (single tire 1-ton US spec)ĤRunner/Hilux Surf example model code: VZN61LG-PSEA (not specified in the manual, but I assume theres an 'R' as Pickup/Hilux example model code: RN80L-TRKRSA3 Note: VIN Plate images below feature clickable hot links to.Prior to 1989: VIN Plate is located on firewall within engine 1989: newer VIN Plate on passenger cars is located on the inside of

Toyota block serial numbers