2009 Lexus IS JTHBK262-9 — group EF

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

What JTHBK262-9 means

JTH: the World Manufacturer Identifier Lexus registered — assembled in Japan
BK262: together encode the IS line — Sedan, 2.5L 6cyl — as Lexus filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
9: in position 10 — model year 2009
9, 11–17: vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence