The place I bought my truck from advertised as a 1994 Hilux, the title states 1992 pickup and the VIN: JT4RN01P8N7057758 indicates 1993. Here's what I DO know:

1. IT'S A 4X4
2. SINGLE CAB
3. AUTOMATIC TRANS W/OD, ECT, SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE BUTTONS
4. 22-RE ENGINE
5. DUAL REAR SLIDING WINDOWS
6. MANUAL DOOR MIRRORS (MOUNTED ON THE SHEET METAL)
7. MANUAL WINDOWS AND LOCKS

IS IT A "HILUX"? IS IT A "PICKUP" 2.4? IS IT A "DLX PICKUP" 2.4? Finally is it a '92, '93 or '94? The correct info is crucial to get the right auto parts, etc.

I couldn't find a VIN decoder on the internet with every character explained, only partial lists. And since VIN decoders aren't abundant or complete I can't rely on their info to be accurate.

The C/TR code is 6J7 / HH11. Exterior is FOREST GREEN METALLIC. I can find no info on the interior colors, although it is a grayish color...maybe even charcoal.

THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!!!

 

Look on the drivers door jamb VIN plate. It will tell you the production date. If its past september or october of the year stated, most likely its the next year model.
There shouldnt be any issues getting parts for those specific years. 99% of the parts should be interchangeable. The only thing I can think of is, I believe, the speedometer cable was electric in '93 and mechanical in all other years.

Being an SR5, DLX or just pick-up is all trim based. Once again, no differences besides like power windows/mirrors/locks, gauge cluster, and some interior stuff.

 

hope this helps alittle, 4crawlers vin identification page.

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ToyVIN.shtml

 

It's a 92. Hilux and Pickup are the same thing. It's a DLX. With a 2.4L 22RE.



Post-95.

 

Where are you located? I thought the hilux was never sold in the us.

 

Actually it was. Until 1975, when they stopped calling them Hilux in the U.S.. But as I already stated, Hilux and Pickup are the same thing. It's only the name that's different in other parts of the world. Well, that and they got a bunch of models that we never saw(late-model diesels, double cabs, post-85 SFA)
http://www.toyotareference.com/hilux#HX

 

Yeah I meant never sold here during the years the op was inquiring about.

 

Like I already said x 2, they did. Just not labeled as such. I don't see the relevance of your question I guess. Since it OBVIOUSLY isn't. If you'll reread the thread paying special attention to the VIN code chart and the screenshots from the Toyota EPC, you'll easily be able to prove via the VIN given that it was imported to the U.S.A. in 1992(since it was built in Japan then, and given that the model code matches the the VIN/Model name). It's all about the Model code as far as determining where it was sold.

Though an accurate model code chart for all models isn't available, I can tell you for certain that the "A" in the model code RN101L-TRPDEA means it was sold in the U.S.A.. Feel free to prove me wrong on that(if at all possible). Fair warning...I've done my research.

Therefore it's NOT A HILUX!!!

 

That's what I meant it was never sold here as a hilux model for the years in question. So if some idiot dealer is selling it as a hilux instead of a pickup then that's the first part of the op's confusion. Just like the idiots I see selling 93~94 pickups as tacomas.

 

It's literally called a hilux everywhere in the world.
The only place that the name didn't become popular was north america, where we probably couldnt pronounce it, and the tags were dropped off the body

 

Exactly.

 

Actuall 94.5 they had a tacoma trim but the truck was not much different from a regular pick up just a little rounder body lines i believe