Model code and serial (FJ40-123456) stamped on the right frame rail; the year comes from the frame-number charts, and from 1981 from the VIN.
- 1960–1984Model code + serial
- 1981–today17-character VIN
FJ55 and a serial on the right frame rail, 1967–80; the year from the chart.
- 1967–1980Model code + serial
Frame numbers for Japan and export; a JT3FJ60/JT3FJ62 VIN with the year letter for North America from 1981.
- 1980–1990 (Japan and export)Model code + serial
- 1981–today17-character VIN
A 17-character VIN everywhere; the JT3FJ80 and JT3DJ81 prefixes name the North American engine.
- 1981–today17-character VIN
- 1990–1997 (Japan)Model code + serial
17-character VINs; JT3HT05J for the North American V8 100.
- 1981–today17-character VIN
JTM… VINs; the museum’s example decoded position by position.
- 1981–today17-character VIN