The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5TD is assigned to Toyota, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5TD decodes to Toyota. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5TD.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5TD (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | Highlander, Sienna |
Toyota test VINs · Decode a 5TD VIN →
After the 5TD WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
5TD is a Toyota WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5TD was built by Toyota and decodes to that make.
The first character 5 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 5TD WMI, so a decoder returns Toyota. No real vehicle's VIN is used.