Decode your Solara!

[soniasolara]

Hey...anyone know the specifics of decoding the Solara VIN?
I found this guide:
http://www.autohausaz.com/html/vehicle_ ... mbers.html

My Solara is 2T1CG22P21Cxxxxxx (I'm not giving the final 6 production digits).

2=Canada
T=Toyota
1=not sure what this one is for, something about manufacturing division
CG22P=I have no idea what these mean
2=check digit. There's some math computation with the entire VIN, and the remainder is this digit.
1=Model Year. 1999 is X, 2000 is Y, 2001 is 1.
C=assembly plant. The 99-01 Solaras are made in Ontario.
last 6 digits: production sequence code


This site will decode your car as well:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm

I'm curious about digit positions #4-8. Anyone know?

[Missay]

hummm..i gotta learn the vin for toyotas..i know all of the kias, infinities, nissans (used to know the bmws and rovers, acuras, and hondas, i forget them now..if i saw a vin from on of them tho i could tell u what kinda car it is..someone quiz me!!)

kia rio...KNADC1..BLAH BLAH BLAH
kia sephia...knafb12..blah blah blah
kia sportage..knajb7..blah blah blah
kia spectra...knafb16..blah blah blah
kia sedona..knadup1..blah blah blah

ummm..infiniti usually starts w/ jnk..and nissans usually w/ a number then the letter "n"..i nver rmember the nissans...oldsmobile usually begins w/ 1G. and ford usually is like 1fgf..something like that..tons of f's in it.

salty!! that's the rovers! now i remember..they usually began w/ SALTY and the last 7 of the vin was usually YAand 5 number or WA w/ five numbers..wow..it's all coming back!!

[Missay]

damn! i can't remember the beamers!! wow..less than a year ago like 90% of all the calls i took in work were bmws too!

[Gunman]

ok, thats scary.......... no one should know that.

[Missay]

ok, thats scary.......... no one should know that.

lol..what being a roadside customer service rep will do to u. and i wonder why i'm a paranoid car owner..i see too many idiot..

i felt bad today..some guy w/ a nissan frontier had a blow out on the hgwy and killed his front end so we set up a tow. 10mins later he called back and i got him. he locked his keys in his car..hahah..poor guy...nice sight, right?? guy w/ a flat, messed up front end, standing on the side of the hgwy for 40min cause now he's locked his keys in the car too..*shakes head*

[Missay]

hummm...i think i'm gonna print that vin # thing out and bring it into work..that could actually help when i cust claims they don't know what year their car is cause it usually makes the difference between them being covered or not covered under warranty.

up...K for korea..gotta luv kias..u know kia was a bicycle tire manufacter before they made cars?? heheh..it explains everything.

[Missay]

nissans are made in mexico?? i seem to get a lotta nissans w/ 3N as the first two letters

[xyntax]

Very interesting job

[guest]

I'm really getting this feeling your hot!

[NASTY]

I'm really getting this feeling your hot!

why...thank you

[Yohon]

2001 VIN, hope this is helful for everyone . . .

example
JT2 DG12T O X O 049506
123 45678 91011 12~17

1-World Source
J=Japan, 1=USA, 2=Canada TMMC, 4=USA TMM & NUMMI, 5=USA TMM

2-Manufacturer
T=Toyota N=NUMMI

3-Vehicle Type
D,X, 1, 2 = Passenger Vehicle
D, E, 3 = Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle
A,B,E = Truck
5 = Incomplete Vehicle

4-Body Type/Drive Type
Passenger Vehicle
A = 2Dr Sedan 2WD
B = 4Dr Sedan 2WD
C = 2Dr Coupe 2WD
D = 3Dr Liftback 2WD
F = 2Dr Convertible 2WD
Z = 5Dr Wagon 2WD

Multipurpose Vehilce:
G = 4Dr Wagon 2WD
H = 4Dr Wagon 4WD
Z = 5Dr Wagon 2WD
B = 5Dr Wagon 4WD

Truck
Standard Wheel Base
J = STD Cab 2WD
K = STD Cab 4WD
R = Large Cab 2WD
B = Large Cab 4WD
Short Wheel Base
N = STD Cab 1/2 Ton 2WD
P = STD Cab 1/2 Ton 4WD
Extra Long Wheel Base
S = Ext Cab 1/2 Ton 2WD
V = Ext Cab 1/2 Ton 2WD
W = Ext Cab 1/2 Ton 4WD
G = Double Cab 1/2 Ton 2WD
H = Double Cab 1/2 Ton 4WD

5 - Engine Family
D = 2AZ-FE
F = 1MZ-FE
G = 5S-FE
H = 1AZ-FE
K = 1NZ-FXE
L = 2RZ-FE
M = 3RZ-FE
N = 5FZ-FE,5S-FNE
R = 1ZZ-FE
T = 2UZ-FE, 1NZ-FE
Y = 2ZZ-GE
S = 1BM

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

7 - Restraint System/Grade
Passenger Vehicle
2 = Manual Belt W/Airbag
8 = Manual Belt w/Airbag and Side Airbag

8 - Car Line
A = Highlander, Sequoia
B = Avalon
C = Sierra
E = Corolla
J = Land Cruiser
K = Camry
N = Tacoma
P = Solara
R = 4Runner
T = Celica
U = Prius
V = RAV4, RAV4-EV
0 = MR2
1 = Tundra
3 = ECHO

9 - Check Digit
Internal use only. Used by Toyota and FBI Computers to verify the VIN

10 - Model Year
1 = 2001
2 = 2002

11 - Plant Code
0-9 = TMC
U = Kentucky
Z = Fremont (CA)
C = Canada
S = Indiana

12~17 Serial Number
Sequence number from mfg, used for field research.

[NASTY]

how do you know so much...

[soniasolara]

Thanks, Yohon! Great information!

Though I'm disappointed to find out that the paint code is not included in the VIN. Ironically, the sequence "1C4" which is the code for silverstream opalescent appears in my VIN so I thought it was included...but I guess not.

I once read about how a late 1960s Dodge Charger had a VIN which indicated a certain paint color, but the color that it actually had from the factory was a color available only on another model (e.g. Challenger, Dart, etc.) That car ended up being worth a lot of money.

[Flipside909]

Yes great info. I have that site that has that decoding sequence bookmarked somewhere from a while back.

[Yanks0114]

Yes great info. I have that site that has that decoding sequence bookmarked somewhere from a while back.

Wow so my Vin which i just though was gibberish actually means something. Thanks guys. You learn something new everyday