The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). JTD is assigned to Toyota, built in Japan (Asia). Any VIN that starts with JTD decodes to Toyota. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with JTD.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | JTD (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Country of assembly | Japan |
| Region | Asia (from the first character, J) |
| Models seen here | Prius |
Toyota test VINs · Decode a JTD VIN →
After the JTD 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.
JTD is a Toyota WMI. Every VIN beginning with JTD was built by Toyota and decodes to that make.
The first character J places the manufacturer in Japan (Asia region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real JTD WMI, so a decoder returns Toyota. No real vehicle's VIN is used.