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How to tell what model I have 2016 Tacoma

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by bluetacoma2016, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM.

  1. Jun 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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    bluetacoma2016

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    Bought a 2016 Tacoma and not sure what model is it

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    welcome, I believe you can enter your VIN in Toyota's site, but I haven't visited it in a long time.
    Also post other pics and other specifics. Hood scoop, manual transmission, engine, etc. Just know that so many of these are modified, so just because you have painted fender flares or a hood scoop, doesn't mean it came that way.
    The most surefire way I can think of identifying a Pro or Off-road package would be looking for the OE diff locker switch and crawl control know. It's highly unlikely anyone would crawl control, and if they added a diff locker, the switch would most likely not be OE.
     
  3. Jun 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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    https://www.toyota.com/owners/add-vin.html

    Or you could ask the person you bought it from.

    You pictures aren’t particularly useful, because it is common for owners to change the appearance of the truck by chanting the grill, wheels, tires, hood, stickers, etc.
     
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    It does not have hood scoop , manual v6 with over drive 6 speed Smode heated seats and it does have a diff locker but not 4wheel drive
     
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    I bought from dealer and they didn’t have any info. I get SRE on some answers and TRD on others but is TRD 4 wheel drive only
     
  7. Jun 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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    That description makes no sense. You can’t have both s-mode and a manual transmission.

    if you indeed have a 2wd taco with a rear locker, then you have that oddball 2wd TRD off-road trim they sell in the southwest. In years past it was called the prerunner.
     
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    If it's 2WD, then it's not a manual.
     
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    Oops correct it’s automatic
     
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    Do you have a sunglasses holder or a crawl control knob in your overhead console?
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    I suspect you have a TRD OR two wheel drive 4X2 with rear locker.

    Nice looking truck!

    It could even be a two wheel drive TRD Sport but they don’t have rear locker.
     
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    One final thought…. if the seller cannot tell you what you are buying, treat it as a big red flag and do your own research pre-purchase.
     
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    Scrubbed some tires, and knocked a dent out.
    Too late. Already bought. Doing the research now!
     
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    Sunglasses holder or crawl control knob above your head would settle it
     
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    I don’t think 2WD TRD OR come with crawl control
     
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    This.
     
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    They don’t I don’t think either. I wasn’t sure if op said it was 2 wheel or last post she said he thought it was a manual with s-mode 4x4 :rofl:
     
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    If her truck indeed has rear locker and it’s indeed a two wheel drive it has to be a TRD OR 4X2 I just don’t get the painted fender flares unless they were painted by previous owner.
     

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