TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP
424B3, 2000-03-21
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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Pricing Supplement dated March 16, 2000                         Rule 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus dated January 12, 2000 and                   File No. 333-89659
Prospectus Supplement dated January 12, 2000)



                           TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION

                            Medium-Term Note - Fixed Rate

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Principal Amount:  $15,000,000             Trade Date: March 16, 2000
Issue Price: See "Additional Terms of the  Original Issue Date: March 28, 2000
  Notes - Plan of Distribution"
Interest Rate: 7.50% per annum             Net Proceeds to Issuer: $15,000,000
Interest Payment Dates: each September 28  Principal's Discount or
 and March 28, commencing September 28, 2000     Commission: 0.00%
Stated Maturity Date: March 28, 2005

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Day Count Convention:
     [X]  30/360 for the period from March 28, 2000 to March 28, 2005
     [ ]  Actual/365 for the period from                to
     [ ]  Other (see attached)                          to

Redemption:
     [ ]  The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
     [X]  The Notes may be redeemed prior to Stated Maturity Date.
          Initial Redemption Date: March 28, 2001. See, "Additional Terms of
               the Notes - Redemption"
          Initial Redemption Percentage:  100%
          Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction:  Not applicable

Repayment:
     [X]  The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
     [ ]  The Notes can be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date at the
          option of the holder of the Notes.
          Optional Repayment Date(s):
          Repayment Price:     %

Currency:
     Specified Currency:  U.S. dollars
          (If other than U.S. dollars, see attached)
     Minimum Denominations:
          (Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars)

Original Issue Discount:  [ ]  Yes     [X] No
     Total Amount of OID:
     Yield to Maturity:
     Initial Accrual Period:

Form:  [X] Book-entry            [ ] Certificated
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                            ___________________________
                                Salomon Smith Barney

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ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE NOTES

Redemption

          The Notes are subject to redemption by TMCC, in whole but not in
part, on the Initial Redemption Date and on each Interest Payment Date
thereafter subject to not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice.

Plan of Distribution

          Under the terms of and subject to the conditions of the First
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement dated September 3, 1998 between
TMCC and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc., J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Salomon Smith Barney
Inc.("SSB"), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated January
12, 2000 (as amended, the "Agreement"), SSB, acting as principal, has agreed
to purchase and TMCC has agreed to sell the Notes at 100.00% of their
principal amount.  SSB may resell the Notes to one or more investors or to one
or more broker-dealers (acting as principal for the purposes of resale) at
varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of resale, as
determined by SSB.

          Under the terms and conditions of the Agreement, SSB is committed to
take and pay for all of the Notes offered hereby if any are taken.

Certain U.S. Tax Considerations

          The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax
consequences of ownership of the Notes.  The summary concerns U.S. Holders (as
defined in the Prospectus Supplement) who hold the Notes as capital assets and
does not deal with special classes of holders such as dealers in securities or
currencies, persons who hold the Notes as a hedge against currency risks or
who hedge any currency risks of holding the Notes, tax-exempt investors, or
U.S. Holders whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar or
persons who acquire, or for income tax purposes are deemed to have acquired,
the Notes in an exchange, or for property other than cash. The discussion
below is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and final,
temporary and proposed United States Treasury Regulations. Persons considering
the purchase of the Notes should consult with and rely solely upon their own
tax advisors concerning the application of U.S. federal income tax laws to
their particular situations as well as any consequences arising under the laws
of any other domestic or foreign taxing jurisdiction.

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          Certain other tax consequences of ownership of the Notes are
discussed in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement under the caption "United
States Taxation".  Except where otherwise indicated below, this summary
supplements and, to the extent inconsistent, replaces the discussion under the
caption "United States Taxation" in the Prospectus Supplement.

          U.S. Holders.  Although there is a possibility that the Notes will
not be outstanding until the Stated Maturity Date, the general rule under the
regulations regarding OID is that in determining the yield and maturity of a
debt instrument that provides an issuer with an unconditional option or
options, exercisable on one or more dates during the term of the debt
instrument, that if exercised require payments to be made on the debt
instrument under an alternative schedule, the issuer will be deemed to
exercise such option or combination of options in a manner that minimizes the
yield on the debt instrument. Under the foregoing rules, the Notes are treated
as if they will not be redeemed by TMCC, and thus as if they were to remain
outstanding until the Stated Maturity Date. Under the foregoing principles,
the amount payable with respect to a Note at the Fixed Interest Rate should be
includible in income by a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest at the time the
interest payments are accrued or are received in accordance with such U.S.
Holder's regular method of tax accounting.



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