Every Toyota RAV4 (2019–2025) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 2T3 WMI. The RAV4 is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Toyota RAV4 VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the RAV4.
Each sample below is built from the real 2T3 WMI and the RAV4's descriptor, so it decodes to a Toyota RAV4 of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 2T3W1RFVXKW879763 — a 2019 Toyota RAV4:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 2T3 | Marks the VIN as Toyota, built in Canada |
| 4–8 | VDS | W1RFV | Descriptor for the RAV4 — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | X | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | W | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 879763 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Toyota RAV4 VIN read 2T3 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Toyota, assembled in Canada (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (W1RFV in our seed) describe the RAV4 itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the RAV4, 2019 is code K and 2025 is code S. See the 2025 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Toyota RAV4 VIN is 17 characters starting with the 2T3 WMI, for example 2T3W1RFVXKW879763. Positions 4–8 describe the RAV4, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 2T3 is the Toyota WMI, positions 4–8 are the RAV4 descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The RAV4 in our seed uses the 2T3 WMI (Canada). Any VIN beginning with 2T3 decodes to Toyota.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Toyota 2T3 WMI, and carry the RAV4's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Toyota RAV4. No real vehicle's VIN is used.