Factory build sheet
2021 Toyota Highlander Platinum
Build 5TDFZRAH-M · 3.5L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5TDFZRAH and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Highlander whose VIN starts 5TDFZRAH and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,948 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,948 known VINs
- 40 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
- 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
- GSU70L/AXUH70L
- 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
- 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.
$33,009 median asking price · 61 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $27,271 Top 2% of listings $39,482
The same build, other model years
Toyota used the VIN pattern 5TDFZRAH 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 | FZRAH | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 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 2021 Toyota Highlander as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Highlander. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
2,948 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5TDFZRAH-M shares the specification above.
- 2,948 Known VINs
- 40 Listed for sale now
- 61 Priced listings
- $33,009 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.
- 2021 Platinum 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 10,616 vehicles · $35,609 median
- 2021 XLE 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,968 vehicles · $31,213 median
- 2021 XLE 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 14,274 vehicles · $28,425 median
- 2021 XLE NAV 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 5,058 vehicles · $33,399 median
- 2021 XSE NAV & JBL 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 4,877 vehicles · $32,870 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 61 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 2,948 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.