| 3rd digit - vehicle type |
| B | truck |
| D | passenger car |
| E | multipurpose passenger vehicle |
| K | passenger car |
| L | multipurpose passenger vehicle |
| M | truck |
| X | passenger car |
| 1 | passenger car |
| 2 | passenger car |
| 3 | multipurpose passenger vehicle |
| 5 | incomplete vehicle |
|
| 4th digit - body type |
| A | 2WD 2-door sedan |
| B | 2WD 4-door sedan |
| C | 2WD 2-door coupe |
| D | 2WD 3-door liftback |
| F | 2WD 2-door convertible |
| G | 2WD 4-door wagon |
| H | AWD 4-door wagon |
| J | 2WD 4-door light truck |
| K | 2WD 5-door wagon |
| L | AWD 5-door wagon |
| M | 2WD 5-door door van |
| Z | 2WD 5-door wagon |
|
| 5th digit - engine |
| A | 3MZ-FE |
| B | INZ-FXE |
| D | 2AZ-FE |
| E | 2AZ-FE |
| F | 1MZ-FE |
| G | 3MZ-FE |
| H | 1AZ-FE |
| K | 1NZ-FXE |
| L | 2RZ-FE |
| M | 3RZ-FE |
| N | 5VZ-FE |
| P | 3MZ-FE |
| R | 1ZZ-FE |
| S | 1BM |
| T | 2UZ-FE 1NZ-FE |
| U | 1GR-FE |
| Y | 2ZZ-GE |
|
|
| 7th digit - restraints |
| 0 | manual belts with 2 airbags and curtain airbags |
| 1 | manual belt with 1 STD |
| 2 | manual belts with 2 airbags |
| 3 | manual belts with 2 airbags |
| 8 | manual belts with 2 airbags and side airbags |
|
| 8th digit - model |
| A | Highlander Sequoia |
| B | Avalon |
| C | Sienna |
| E | Corolla Matrix |
| J | Land Cruiser |
| K | Camry |
| N | Tacoma |
| P | Camry Solara |
| R | 4Runner Corolla |
| T | Celica |
| U | Prius |
| V | RAV4 RAV4-EV |
| 0 | MR2 Spyder |
| 1 | Tundra |
| 3 | Echo |
| 4 | Scion xA or xB |
|
| 11th digit - assembly plant |
| C | Cambridge, Ontario |
| S | Princeton, Indiana |
| U | Georgetown, Kentucky |
| Z | Fremont, California |
| 0-9 | Japan |
|