2026 Lexus ES JTHBECA1-T — group 5A

18 vehicles sit in group 5A of this build. Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

What JTHBECA1-T means

JTH: the World Manufacturer Identifier Lexus registered — assembled in Japan
BECA1: together encode the ES line — Sedan, 2.5L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Lexus filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
T: in position 10 — model year 2026
9, 11–17: vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence