Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series chassis numbers

The 100 and 105 carry 17-character VINs; the Japanese frame number (UZJ100-, HDJ100-, HZJ105-, FZJ105- and a serial) is on the plate. [1][2]

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Where to find it

VIN plate at the base of the windscreen and the certification label on the driver’s door pillar; the frame stamp on the right-hand chassis rail under the front door.

How to read it

1981–today17-character VIN: 1–3 world manufacturer identifier: JT3 = Toyota, Japan, multipurpose vehicle (FJ60, FJ62, FJ80, FZJ80, UZJ100); JTE and JTM = Toyota multipurpose vehicles of the 2000s onward (Prado, FJ Cruiser, 200 Series; J8 in Australia-market cars is not used); JTJ = Lexus. 4–8 vehicle descriptor in Toyota’s own coding: body, engine, series and restraint system (FJ60G for the FJ60 wagon, DJ81W for the North American FZJ80, HT05J for the UZJ100, CY7AJ on the 2020 200 Series in the museum’s example) with J = Land Cruiser or Prado as the model line. 9 check digit. 10 model year: B = 1981 or 2011, C = 1982/2012, D = 1983/2013, E = 1984/2014, F = 1985/2015, G = 1986/2016, H = 1987/2017, J = 1988/2018, K = 1989/2019, L = 1990/2020, M = 1991/2021, N = 1992/2022, P = 1993/2023, R = 1994/2024, S = 1995/2025, T = 1996/2026, V = 1997, W = 1998, X = 1999, Y = 2000, 1–9 = 2001–2009, A = 2010 (I, O, Q, U, Z are never used). 11 assembly plant. 12–17 serial.

Prefixes

Prefix or code	Means
JT3HT05J…	North American UZJ100 (2UZ-FE V8), 1998–2007
JT6HT00W…	Lexus LX 470
UZJ100 / HDJ100	V8 petrol / 1HD-FTE turbo-diesel, independent front suspension
FZJ105 / HZJ105	Solid-axle 105: 1FZ-FE petrol / 1HZ diesel

Sources

1Toyota Land Cruiser VIN Decoder (pre-1981 frame numbers; 1981–current 17-character VIN)Land Cruiser Heritage Museum, Salt Lake City · accessed 2026-09-22
2Vehicle identification numberWikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22

The numbers are as the sources cited above record them — the parts trade's frame-number charts, the clubs' transcriptions of the makers' bulletins and the enthusiast decoders; a blank cell means no number is recorded. Registry research, not a factory record — check the vehicle's plate and the maker's build record before relying on a range. Corrections through the suggestion form.