2015 Toyota Tacoma
One profile everything else references. Facts that would otherwise be looked up again in every project.
8 fields would take an afternoon with a torch and a notebook
Nothing here is estimated from a brochure. Fill these in from the vehicle itself and edit content/vehicle.yaml; the payload budget, the jump circuit reasoning and the second-charger question all depend on them.
Identity
- Model year2015sourced
Owner's knowledge of the vehicle
- Generation2nd gen (2005-2015)sourced
Model year falls inside the second generation production run
- Cab configurationDouble Cabsourced
Owner. Four full doors, 60/40 rear bench.
- Bed lengthShort bedsourced
Owner. Measure the actual floor before cutting a platform.
- EngineUnverifiedunverified
2.7 L 2TR-FE four or 4.0 L 1GR-FE V6. The jump circuit reasoning in the power system guide assumes the 4.0 L V6 starter draw of 150-250 A.
- VINUnverifiedunverified
Driver's side dash at the base of the windshield, or the door jamb.
- OdometerUnverifiedunverified
Read it. Recurring maintenance intervals are computed against this, and the current reading is kept in local state, not here.
Drivetrain and charging
- Alternator ratingUnverifiedunverified
Read the label on the alternator itself. The build guide puts 2nd-gen Tacoma alternators in the 80-130 A range depending on engine and options and says to read yours. It decides whether a second DC-DC charger is realistic.
- Start battery locationUnverifiedunverified
Most 2nd-gens have it on the driver's side. Confirm before planning the main DC feed routing.
Mass
- Curb weightUnverifiedunverified
Owner's manual, or a certified scale with a full tank and nothing in the bed.
- GVWRUnverifiedunverified
Door jamb certification label.
Tires
- Tire sizeUnverifiedunverified
Read the sidewall.
Budget ceilings
- Rated payloadUnverified
Door jamb, yellow tire and loading information label: "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed XXX lbs." That number, not the brochure figure, is the one that counts. It is specific to this truck as built and it already accounts for factory options.
- Reserve for occupants and gear400 lbestimated
Driver, one passenger and everyday gear. Adjustable. This is subtracted from the rated payload before modifications are counted, because the rating covers occupants and cargo together.
- Nominal system voltage13 Vsourced
LiFePO4 nominal, used throughout the power system build guide
Already on it, outside the project list
Canopy over the bed
Already fitted. This is what makes the power system's bed route viable at all: the Manager30 must not be exposed to rain, snow or spray.
Starlink dish, roof mounted
Tracked as project 000. Powered from a Jackery off the factory bed outlet until the power system is live.