The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). JTE is assigned to Toyota, built in Japan (Asia). Any VIN that starts with JTE decodes to Toyota. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with JTE.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | JTE (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Country of assembly | Japan |
| Region | Asia (from the first character, J) |
| Models seen here | 4Runner |
Toyota test VINs · Decode a JTE VIN →
After the JTE 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.
JTE is a Toyota WMI. Every VIN beginning with JTE 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 JTE WMI, so a decoder returns Toyota. No real vehicle's VIN is used.