Every Toyota Tundra (2016–2021) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5TF WMI. The Tundra is a gas truck; this page shows what each character of a Toyota Tundra 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 Tundra.
Each sample below is built from the real 5TF WMI and the Tundra's descriptor, so it decodes to a Toyota Tundra of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5TFDY5F10GX970505 — a 2016 Toyota Tundra:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5TF | Marks the VIN as Toyota, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | DY5F1 | Descriptor for the Tundra — truck body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 0 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | G | Code G = 2016 |
| 11 | Plant | X | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 970505 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Toyota Tundra VIN read 5TF — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Toyota, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (DY5F1 in our seed) describe the Tundra itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Tundra, 2016 is code G and 2021 is code M. See the 2021 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Toyota Tundra VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5TF WMI, for example 5TFDY5F10GX970505. Positions 4–8 describe the Tundra, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5TF is the Toyota WMI, positions 4–8 are the Tundra 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 Tundra in our seed uses the 5TF WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5TF decodes to Toyota.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Toyota 5TF WMI, and carry the Tundra's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Toyota Tundra. No real vehicle's VIN is used.