Factory build sheet
2018 Toyota Highlander LTD/LTD Platinum
Build 5TDYZRFH-J · 3.5L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5TDYZRFH and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Highlander whose VIN starts 5TDYZRFH and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 4,363 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 4,363 known VINs
- 89 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
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 2GR-FKS
- Engine manufacturer
- Toyota
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 295 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 8
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Seats
- 7
- Seat rows
- 3
- Series
- ASU50L/GSU50L/GSU55L/GVU58L
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INDIANA, INC.
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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
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.
$22,995 median asking price · 127 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $15,775 Top 2% of listings $30,999
The same build, other model years
Toyota used the VIN pattern 5TDYZRFH for 3 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 | 5TD | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INDIANA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | YZRFH | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 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 2018 Toyota Highlander as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Highlander. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
4,363 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5TDYZRFH-J shares the specification above.
- 4,363 Known VINs
- 89 Listed for sale now
- 127 Priced listings
- $22,995 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 Highlander, 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.
- 2018 LE 2.7L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,699 vehicles · $19,505 median
- 2019 LE Hybrid 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 296 vehicles · $26,998 median
- 2019 LE/LE Plus 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 9,786 vehicles · $21,995 median
- 2019 LTD/LTD Platinum 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 10,722 vehicles · $27,233 median
- 2019 LTD/LTD Platinum 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 4,706 vehicles · $25,819 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 127 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 4,363 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.