FJ40: Toyota Land Cruiser

Notes as recorded

Toyota: 40 series on sale in Japan from August 1960 (Japanese Wikipedia says January 1960 - Toyota figure used). Japanese Wikipedia says FJ40/FJ43 Japanese sales ended September 1975 (petrol F engine; the 2F was export-only); export FJ40 production ran to 1984 in most markets (Toyota global chronology lists the 40 series to October 1986, including late export/Brazil-era production). US-market FJ40s existed. Stored end is the Japanese sales end, September 1975 (Japanese Wikipedia: 1975年9月、FJ40 / 40V / 43の日本国内販売を終了); export production continued to about 1984, so an export car can be built later. Start: sale date; production date not published. End: sale date; production date not published.

The 25-year line is the NHTSA age exemption for a vehicle not built to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (49 CFR 591.5(i)), counted from the date of manufacture. The 21-year line is the EPA exemption on Form 3520-1, counted by calendar year and limited to a car in its original configuration.

Eligibility is decided by the specific car’s build date on its plate, not by the chassis code and not by the model year. Two cars of the same code can sit on different sides of the line.

Every row in the register carries its dates and a source: all Toyota chassis codes or the full list by make.

• Toyota chassis codes: every Toyota code in the register, grouped by model.
• The full chassis code list: every make, with a source for each date.
• Japanese VIN and chassis number decoder: read a chassis number off a plate and find the code.
• Landed cost: duty, fees, freight and registration, line by line, with sources.