Factory build sheet
2012 Lexus LS 460L
Build JTHGL1EF-C · 4.6L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JTHGL1EF and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every LS whose VIN starts JTHGL1EF and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 11 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 11 known VINs
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
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 1UR-FSE
- Engine manufacturer
- Toyota
- Horsepower
- 385 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- UVF46L
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Lexus used the VIN pattern JTHGL1EF for 5 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 | JTH | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GL1EF | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
11 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JTHGL1EF-C shares the specification above.
- 11 Known VINs
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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.
Vehicle counts come from the 11 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.