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JF1Subaru and Toyota passenger cars

Held by Subaru Corporation · registered in Japan

WMI JF1 names 20 models, more than any of the other six WMIs that decode Subaru. Its rules start at model year 1981 and have no end year. Of its 20 models, 15 also appear under other Subaru WMIs.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Brat1981–1985
  2. DL1981–1989
  3. GL1981–1989
  4. GLF1981–1982
  5. Standard1981–1987
  6. GL-101985–1989
  7. XT1985–1991
  8. RX1986–1989
  9. Justy1987–1994
  10. XT61988–1991
  11. Legacy1990–1994
  12. Loyale1990–1994
  13. SVX1992–1997
  14. Impreza1993–2027
  15. Forester1998–2008
  16. BRZ2013–2027
  17. Scion FR-S2013–2016
  18. WRX2015–2027
  19. 862017–2020
  20. GR862022–2027

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesJapan, United States

Plant locations namedOta; Gunma; Lafayette; Ota-City

Bodies and power

Body classesCoupe, Sedan, Wagon, Hatchback, SUV, Pickup

Primary fuelsGasoline

Compared with the closest code, JF2

JF2 is held by Subaru Corporation. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to JF1.

Models in both15

Only under JF1BRZ, Scion FR-S, WRX, 86, GR86

Only under JF2XV CrossTrek, Crosstrek, Outback

Model yearsJF1: 1981–open · JF2: 1981–open

Vehicle typeJF1: passenger cars · JF2: multipurpose passenger vehicles

Other codes held by Subaru

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
JF2multipurpose passenger vehiclesSubaru1981–open18

All 2 codes of Subaru

Subaru under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. 4S4 Subaru of America, IncUnited States13
  2. JTM Toyota Motor CorporationJapan13
  3. JTE Toyota Motor CorporationJapan10
  4. 4S3 Subaru of America, IncUnited States8
  5. JF3 Fuji Heavy Industries U.S.A., Inc. (c/O Subaru of America)Japan1

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.