Factory build sheet
1998 Lexus LS 400
Build JT8BH28F-W · 4L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JT8BH28F and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every LS whose VIN starts JT8BH28F and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,118 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,118 known VINs
- 8 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Lexus with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 1UZ-FE
- Engine manufacturer
- Toyota
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 290 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- UCF20L
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$10,499 median asking price · 15 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 15 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Lexus used the VIN pattern JT8BH28F for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JT8 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BH28F | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
1,118 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JT8BH28F-W shares the specification above.
- 1,118 Known VINs
- 8 Listed for sale now
- 15 Priced listings
- $10,499 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the LS, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 1999 400 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,073 vehicles · $14,995 median
- 2000 400 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 810 vehicles
- 2001 430 4.3L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 3,024 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2003 430 4.3L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 2,739 vehicles · $9,990 median
- 2006 4.3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 2,366 vehicles · $12,000 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 15 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,118 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.