What’s the last 6 digits in the vin?

 

Now that I posted it --- is this a safe thing to post?

Can I somehow track the progress myself?

 

No.
That’s still a temporary VIN anyways.

 

So why did you ask for the VIN?

 

Once you get the actual vin the last 6 digits will be the sequential number of the vehicle. I was wondering where it relates to mine because you seem to know a production date.

Best I can tell is vehicles ordered in February are the ones being sold now. So maybe 6-8 weeks?

 

Is there any more information that I can look up once I have the real VIN number?
And when is that usually available? Right after the build date?

 

You can look up both the temporary and then real vin on Toyota’s website. It won’t tell you much beyond the month it was ordered and when it actually gets sold. And of course stuff like the options.
I’m not sure when the actual vin is assigned. I thought it was after the vehicle is made but the last few vins I’ve gotten from dealerships must be before it’s actually made as they were ordered last month and aren’t expected till the end of may/early June.

 

For what it's worth, my dealer told me he doesn't get the VIN till the car reaches the port in the US.

 

Hi Guys, How are you guys ordering a Rav4 Prime. I put deposit with one dealer, but from what he said, he has just written my name on his list. he will call me as they get vehicles allotted and my name in the list appears on the top. They are not building one for me.

 

Hi Guys, How are you guys ordering a Rav4 Prime. I put deposit with one dealer, but from what he said, he has just written my name on his list. he will call me as they get vehicles allotted and my name in the list appears on the top.

I’m guessing the “order” date is either when the dealership requests it or Toyota allotted it. As far as I know Toyota isn’t taking any specific orders on them from customers. So what your dealership is saying is correct.

 

It would be nice to get some actual information on how the VINs work and what a dealership can actually see for dates. Can they look up any vehicle or only ones allotted?

 

Your sales drone at the dealership where you've placed your order can log into his account at Toyota's "DEALER DAILY" and track your unit.

That'll take all the guess work out of it. He can give you shipping, eta, etc.

That's a screen cap of my unit from Japan. He had told me when it rolled off the line and given me the projected vessel departure date. With that information, I checked the port arrival schedule in Portland, worked backward, and stalked my RAV4 as it crossed the Pacific.

 

You got lucky then. No dealership I spoke to would go into that much detail.

they’re probably worried about this part of the usage terms
“I will not reproduce, retain, share, disclose, release, or transfer Data, unless expressly approved by Toyota.”

 

My ship date is also late April. Probably same mfg. schedule and shipping schedule. My contacts told me car could be ready for shipping as early as April 20 but probably nearer to 4/26. I also have a temp VIN #. I was told that permanent VIN would be issued when car is ready for shipping. I am expecting East Coast arrival late May and ready for delivery to me around Memorial Day or first week of June. That is if there are no delays, earthquakes etc. It is, what it is, I guess! Good Luck.

 

I still don’t fully understand it. How can I have a vin that’s just over 029000 and they’re saying end of may/early June for me too?
Unless they’re past that in production and they’re sitting in lots for a month.
Does your temporary vin still work here?
Vehicle Specification | Toyota Owners

 

I was going to send an independent VIN site to you but I registered @ the Toyota VIN site and it provides similar information. Figure by registering will receive updates. I received similar info as your post. Thanks for the update!

 

But that temporary vin you have works there? Because once the final vin is issued the temporary one will no longer work.

 

That's correct. System should provide permanent # when issued. I am glad I registered, Thanks for the info!

 

This is all new to me. I never thought about this process.

 

For what its worth my XSE was about a month later than the proposed Toyota tracking schedule date.

 

I proceeded to register with TM as will be necessary going forward. I will also likely be notified as soon as permanent VIN is released.

 

Ha! I see. So you register, and enter the temp VIN? And then Toyota will send you an email once the real VIN is issued?
Sounds like something I will do today!

 

Denofel, here's the timeline for my Prime:

1-27 Ship "Cetus Leader" departed Toyohashi
2-22 at JAX
2-22 departed JAX for NYC
2-24 arrived PONY 10:23 pm
3-2-21 still A-status (still at the port).
3-8 Vehicle in "F" status (Freight status, meaning "on the truck")
3-12-21 Truck left PONY
3-15-21 Arrived at MA dealer; dealer overnighted Certificate of Origin to me
3-16-21 Received Cert of Orig
3-17-21 Obtained TN title, registration, Plate at local TN DMV
3-18-21 Flew one-way TN to MA, plate in-hand; drove ½ way back to TN
3-19-21 Completed drive to TN (1,000 mi total)

I recommend that before April 26 you check the Toyohashi port daily to see which vehicle carriers are there. This should help you confirm the name of your ship. (Today, 4-8-21, Andromeda Leader is in port.)
Then, track it (for free) to the US using marinetraffic. Here's a link for Toyohashi:

MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

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www.marinetraffic.com

 

Thanks, great info!!

 

I am sure mine will arrive at Portland.

 

Denofel, here's the pier to watch for your Prime arrival near Terminal 4, Portland:

MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

MarineTraffic Live Ships Map. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world. Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels. Search for popular ships globally. Find locations of ports and ships using the near Real Time ships...

www.marinetraffic.com

 

Does anybody know what production number they are up to?

 

The latest Google Sheets shows "30372".

 

For us it took 3 weeks from the time a VIN number was assigned to the vehicle

 

Here was my timeline:
12/27/2020 - ordered from dealer
1/26/2021 - build production completed (Japan)
2/3/2021 - vessel departure (Japan)
3/5/2021 - vessel arrival (US)
3/16/2021 - dealer arrival (western NY)

Based on my timeline I'd estimate the arrival of your Prime to be the week of 6/21 as long as microchip shortages or Suez Canal blockages don't rain on your parade.

 

Based on my timeline I'd estimate the arrival of your Prime to be the week of 6/21 as long as microchip shortages or Suez Canal blockages don't rain o

Thanks!
It's a west coast delivery so the canal should not affect my timeline.

 

BTW - Prime excitement is reminding me of working for a major U.S. railroad when the PT Cruiser was released. Dealers were giving their customers the railcar IDs their vehicles were on and they were FLOODING the railroad's web app with requests for current location.

 

 

The build date for my black Prime is on 4/14/2021 and the ETA at the dealership is on 6/1/2021. It takes roughly 7 weeks from build complete to dealer lot.

 

Units produced in Japan destined for the east coast of the States would arrive at a Pacific Rim (west coast) Port, come off the RoRo (roll-on-roll-off) Ship and then onto railcar for the cross-country transit, then auto carrier truck for the final leg.

This is totally false. Those of us that bought in the East know differently since we tracked our cars from Toyohashi to our dealers. Please don't post such phony information.

 

So us WC buyers are subsidizing your EC deliveries, and you get better prices from the dealers on top! Nice! 🤔😀

 

Thanks everybody!
Funny thing is that I won't need any tracking ... dealer contacted me today that I can pick one up on Monday.

Super excited here to join you all!!
Too bad I won't have time to read the manual beforehand.

 

So the andromeda leader left Japan today and is next scheduled to stop in Balboa Panama. Is that a typical stop right before going through the canal?

 

c7aea: Yes, vehicle carriers arrive at Balboa Panama to wait until they are allowed to enter the canal. There's always a bunch of ships waiting at anchor as shown in this link:

MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

MarineTraffic Live Ships Map. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world. Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels. Search for popular ships globally. Find locations of ports and ships using the near Real Time ships...

www.marinetraffic.com