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How To Find Your VIN, Engine Number, Production Date & Model Number

The following information focuses primarily on vehicles originally sold in the USA. Identification tags can still be found on Non-USA models but the location of the tag varies by model. To help identify your vehicle, a visual reference of Land Cruiser body styles
can be found on our Vehicle Identification page.

To determine the correct part number you need, it may be necessary to know the VIN, engine number, production date and/or model number of your Land Cruiser. The production date and VIN is printed on the Vehicle Identification Tag. This tag is either an aluminum plate or sticker located in one of three places, on the driver's door or door jam, under the hood on the fire wall or on the inner passenger fender. 1958-1967 models were not required to have the production date stamped on the I.D. plate. Please provide full frame number when you order parts to assure correct information (not registered year).

USA Specification

Below are letter highlighted examples of ID tags. The letters correspond with the following descriptions:

60 Series & some
early 62 Series

62 Series, 80
& 100 Series

Later USA models have several tags. The tag shown above contains the require information, your Cruisers VIN can be found in one or more places depending on model. It can be found on your Land Cruiser's frame, passenger inner fender, firewall and drivers side dash board near the windshield.

USA & Non-USA Specification

USA Models from this production period will have 2 sets of tags, a door pillar tag shown above as well as a tag found under the hood shown below.

Frame Numbers

Your Land Cruiser's Frame Number AKA VIN can also be found stamped on right front the frame member either in front of or behind the tire depending upon model. The images below are example of Frame Number.

In front of the front right hand tire

In front of the front right hand tire

Behind the front right hand tire

Older Cruisers with missing tags (1964-1984)

To find the production date on an older Land Cruiser model based on your frame numbers, visit the Frame Number Chart link.

Early Gasoline Engine Numbers

The engine number for F & 2F engines is stamped on the right side of the engine block. Click the following link to find the production date of your F engine or click this link to find the production date of your 2F engine,