Factory build sheet
2012 Toyota 4Runner SR5
Build JTEZU5JR-C · 4L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JTEZU5JR and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 4Runner whose VIN starts JTEZU5JR and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,414 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,414 known VINs
- 34 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Toyota 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
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 1GR-FE
- Engine manufacturer
- Toyota
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 270 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Series
- GRN280L/GRN285L/TRN280L/TRN285L
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 lb
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.
$16,301 median asking price · 50 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $10,774 Top 2% of listings $21,675
The same build, other model years
Toyota used the VIN pattern JTEZU5JR for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 SR5 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,177 vehicles code A $15,200
- 2011 SR5 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,379 vehicles code B $14,977
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2012 You are here code C $16,301
- 2013 SR5 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,676 vehicles code D $16,312
- 2014 Base 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 4,389 vehicles code E $18,955
- 2016 Base Grade 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 9,661 vehicles code G $22,149
- 2017 LTD/SR5/SR5 Premium 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 4,569 vehicles code H $23,599
- 2018 LTD/SR5/SR5 Premium 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 7,756 vehicles code J $26,950
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 | JTE | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ZU5JR | 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 |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Toyota 4Runner as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
8 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 4Runner. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
2,414 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JTEZU5JR-C shares the specification above.
- 2,414 Known VINs
- 34 Listed for sale now
- 50 Priced listings
- $16,301 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 3 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 4Runner, 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.
- 2013 SR5 4WD 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 7,345 vehicles · $17,704 median
- 2013 SR5 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 3,676 vehicles · $16,312 median
- 2014 Base 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 10,268 vehicles · $21,299 median
- 1985 RN60 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 28 vehicles
- 2016 Base Grade 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 28,599 vehicles · $25,460 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 50 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 2,414 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.