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ENGINE | TOYOTA MOTOR CO.LTD. | ||
22R | JT2RA42CXB3123456 | ||
2366cc 144.4 cu.in. |
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MODEL | RA43L-BCMSSA | ||
C/TRA/TM |
A lot of this information came from Arvin's page on Jose's All Wheel Motion Celica GT-4 site.
Cars made by Australian Motor Industries often miss large portions of these codes.
I have seen Corollas with the code COROLLA stamped on them instead of AE82-E...
and Coronas with the code XT130 stamped on them instead of XT130-TE....
These codes seem to have trouble with Hiace (Tarago, Liteace, Townace, Serena, ...), Hilux (4Runner) and Landcruiser (Prado) vehicles. If you have trouble with these vehicles then email me your code and I will see what I can do.
There are 3 possible codes that identify a car:
Americans usually confuse the VIN with the model code because the VIN is the only number used by their government and insurance companies.
Most other places use the body serial number for unique identification.
Since the USA is the largest market, eventually the VIN was added for the rest of the world in the mid 1980's
but Toyota still uses the model code for determining which features your car has.
Sometimes there is one, 2 or 3 letters at the front (eg "A-", "B-", "C-", "E-", "H-", "J-", DBA-", ...).
This is for Japanese spec cars only.
Each letter corresponds to compliance with a certain year's and vehicle type's anti-pollution laws.
E-TA45-ASMQF
DBA-GZG50-AETGK
Most I.D. codes start with the letter(s) for the engine family.
Newer cars like the RAV4 and Avalon use 2 letters, with the second letter of the engine code
sometimes merging with the first letter of the chassis code to make C.
Carina E-TA45-ASMQF
Corolla T-18 TE72-ELMEGQ
Supra JZA80-... (2JZ engine, A chassis)
Hiace SBV RCH114-... (2RZ engine, XH chassis)
T | T series engine (4 cyl petrol) |
R | R series engine (4 cyl petrol) |
M | M series engine (6 cyl petrol) |
C | C series engine (4 cyl diesel) |
S | S series engine (4 cyl petrol) |
ZZ | ZZ series engine |
A | A series engine (4 cyl petrol) |
G | G series engine (6 cyl petrol) |
K | K series engine (4 cyl petrol, pushrod) |
JZ | JZ series engine |
The second letter is the platform type.
Newer cars like the Rav4 and Avalon use 2 letters, with the second letter of the engine code
sometimes merging with the first letter of the chassis code to make C.
1980 Celica TA40-BLMGF
1980 Carina E-TA45-ASMGF
1984 Carina TT142
1984 Corona ST141-MHDFB
A | Celica (-1985), Carina (-1982), Supra |
B | Coaster bus (after Aug 1977) |
E | Corolla |
G | Century |
H | Hiace |
J | Landcruiser |
K | Stout |
M | Liteace |
N | Hilux, 4-Runner, Pickup (US) |
P | Starlet |
R | Tarago (old), Spacier, Townace |
S | Crown |
T | Celica (1986-), Carina (1983-), Corona, Corona Mark II (-1971) |
U | Dyna, Coaster (before Aug 1977) |
V | Camry, Vista |
W | MR2 |
X | Corona Mark II (1972-), Mark II (1972-), Cressida, Cresta, Chaser |
Y | Toyoace |
Z | Soarer |
XA | Rav4 |
XE | Lexus IS200 |
XH | Hiace SBV |
XR | Tarago (new) |
XX | Avalon |
Heavy duty commericals
A | Heavy duty truck |
B | Heavy duty truck |
C | Bus |
The next 2 or 3 numbers are the model code.
1980 Carina E-TA45-ASMQF
1984 Carina TT142
Each new generation usually adds 20 to the old model code to get the new model code.
E.g.
E platform | |
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KE70 | 4K engine |
TE71 | 2T engine |
TE72 | 3T engine |
T platform | |
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RT130 | 12R engine |
RT132 | 18R engine |
RT134 | 20R engine |
TT132 | 3T engine |
AT180 | 4A-FE engine |
*T181 | ? |
ST182 | 3S-FE or 3S-GE engine |
ST183 | 3S-FE or 3S-GE engine with 4WS |
ST184 | 5S-FE engine |
ST185 | 3S-GTE engine with 4WD |
ST205 | 3S-GTE engine with 4WD |
Sometimes there is an "L" or "R" after the numbers but before the dash:
TE72R-ELMEGQ
L | Left hand drive |
R | Right hand drive |
Blank | Right hand drive |
Wagon and van models have a "G" or "V" just before the dash:
KE70RG-EZKRSW | Corolla wagon |
LH20LV-JRFW | Hiace delivery van |
Wide bodied models have a "H" just before the dash.
Wide body just means wider flares around the wheels.
1992 Supra GA70H-BLMVZ
First code after the dash is the model type based on the same platform.
1981 Carina E-TA46-AEKDS
1981 Celica E-TA46-BCKES
1981 Celica Camry E-TA46-CEKDS
1984 Carina TT142-C
1986 Corona AT160-AEHDE
1986 Celica AT160-BLMSF
This code may be missing if this platform is not shared with any other model.
A platform | |
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A | Carina (-1982) RAV4 Supra (after 1993) |
B | Celica Supra |
C | Celica Camry |
X | Cressida (seems to be a mistake made only in Australia) |
E platform | |
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E | Corolla |
F | Trueno |
S platform | |
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A | Crown |
T platform | |
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A | Corona |
B | Celica |
C | Carina |
T | Corona |
X platform | |
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A | Cressida assembled by Australian Motor Industries |
D | Chaser |
X | Cressida |
Y | Cresta |
W platform | |
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A | MR2 |
Z platform | |
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H | Soarer |
Next code is the body style:
E-TA45-ASMQF
TE72R-ELMEGQ
passenger | commercial | |
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C | coupe | |
D | 2 door sedan | double cab |
E | 4 door sedan | |
G | 3 door hatch | wagon |
H | 5 door hatch | |
J | T bar roof, sports roof, aerocabin | |
K | convertible | |
L | liftback | |
P | people mover | pick-up |
S | 2 door Hardtop | softtop |
T | 4 door Hardtop | |
U | 4 door van without rear seats ? | |
V | 2 door van | van hardtop |
W | 4 door wagon | |
X | 4 door cargo wagon | |
Y | 2 door blind van (no side windows for cargo area) | |
Z | 2 door wagon |
The next code after the dash is the transmission type:
E-TA45-ASMQF
C | 3 speed steering column mounted auto |
S | 4 speed steering column mounted auto |
W | 6 speed steering column mounted auto |
Y | 3 speed steering column mounted manual |
J,B | 4 speed steering column mounted manual |
Q | 5 speed steering column mounted manual |
H | 3 speed floor mounted auto 4 speed floor mounted auto (-1981) |
G | 4 speed floor mounted auto (-1981) |
P | 4 speed floor mounted auto (1981-) |
A | 5 speed floor mounted auto |
T | 6 speed floor mounted auto |
K | 4 speed floor mounted manual |
M | 5 speed floor mounted manual |
F | 6 speed floor mounted manual |
The next code is the trim level or grade:
E-TA45-ASMQF
B | Base |
R | Standard |
D | Deluxe |
N | Mid level (general) |
M | Mid level (upgrade) |
Y | Luxury (small car) |
E | Luxury (non-luxury car) |
S | Sports, normal performance |
G | Higher grade (general) |
V | Luxury sports |
Z | High performance |
Q | The highest grade (ultimate in luxury or performance) |
Corolla | Celica | Supra | Carina | Corona | Cressida | Crown | Hilux | Soarer | Century | ||
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R | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | ||||
B | Custom DX | Standard | |||||||||
D | DX, Deluxe | LT | DX, Deluxe | Deluxe | Deluxe | Deluxe | Deluxe | ||||
F | Super Deluxe | Super Deluxe | |||||||||
N | GL, XL, XL-Lisse | L | GL, GX | GL, Super Deluxe | |||||||
G | ZR,CV | ? | GLX-i, SG Touring | Super Saloon | 2.0 VX | Std | |||||
J | Super Saloon Extra | ||||||||||
S | SL, SX | ST | S | ST | SL, SL Touring, SL Saloon | SL | Super Selection | SR-5 | |||
M | XT | GX-AD | |||||||||
E | SE | SX, SE | SE | LE, CX, CX Saloon, EX | GL-i | Super Edition | 2.0 VZ | ||||
X | SR, SR-5 | GTV | SR | SX | |||||||
Q | GT, GTV Levin, Levin Apex |
GT | GT, G (-1988) GT twin turbo R (1988-) |
GT | GT, GT-T, GT-TR | Grande, GLX | Royal Saloon | ||||
U | Royal Saloon G | ||||||||||
V | GT APEX | GT, GT4 | GT (1988-) GT twin turbo (1988-) GT twin turbo type E(1988-) |
2.0 GT 2.0 GT twin turbo 3.0 GT |
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Z | Levin-S | GT-Rally | GT II | 2.0 GT twin turbo L 3.0 GT-Limited |
The next code is the engine type:
E-TA45-ASMQF
P | LPG |
S | Single cam, single carb or Single cam, diesel |
C | Single cam, single carb, emmission controls |
B | Single cam, dual carb |
E | Single cam, EFI |
G | Twincam, dual carb |
K | Twincam, EFI (economy) |
F | Twincam, EFI (high performance) Just EFI if made by Australian Motor Industries |
T | Single cam, Turbo |
Y | Twincam (economy), EFI, Turbo |
Z | Twincam (high performance), EFI, Turbo |
R | Twincam (high performance), EFI, Supercharged |
X | Diesel, Turbo |
J | Diesel, EFI, Turbo |
The next code is the destination:
E-TA45-ASMQF_
TE72R-ELMEGQ
MA47L-BLMQEA
If this code is missing then it is probably a model sold in Japan.
A | USA (also Canada until mid 1981) Australia if made by Australian Motor Industries |
B | Australia if made by Australian Motor Industries |
C | Sweden (also Switzerland from 1982 onwards) |
G | General (sometimes also Europe) |
K | Canada (used 'A' until mid 1981) |
M | Philippines |
N | South Africa |
Q | Australia ('A' or 'B' used if made by Australian Motor Industries) |
V | Saudia Arabia or Middle East |
W | Europe |
blank or missing |
Japan or general |
The next code is the rear suspension:
RT132L-TEKRSY
RT132L-TEKRSMY
This code is only present when multiple suspension types are available.
Y | Leaf spring |
blank or missing |
4 link |
The next code is the power steering:
RT142-EPGFB PS
This code is only present for cars made by Australian Motor Industries.
PS | Power steering |
Colour codes now have their own page.
Last updated 3 Mar 2008