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The table below details how to decode D3, LR3, D4, LR4 (and Range Rover Sport) VIN codes.
Note: Official Land Rover Recall Notices use Group 2 and Group 9 (ROW) together to refer to the vehicles covered e.g. LA123456 to LA234567.
Europe & Rest of World
Not USA, Canada, Mexico or China
| VIN
| SAL
| LA
| A
| A
| 1
| 3
| 7
| A
| 456789
|
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|
| Group
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
|
| Group
| Name
| Characters
| Meaning
|
| 1 | Manufacturer ID | SAL | Land Rover (UK)
|
| 2 | Vehicle type | LA | Discovery 3 / 4
|
| | | LS | Range Rover Sport
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| 3 | Class | A | Standard
|
| | | J | Japanese Market
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| 4 | Body style | A | 4 Door
|
| | | D | Commercial
|
| | | K | Armoured
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| 5 | Engine | 1 | 2.7 TDV6 Diesel
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| | | 2 | 3.8 TDV8 Diesel
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| | | 3 | 4.2 V8 Petrol Supercharged
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| | | 4 | 4.0 V6 Petrol
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| | | 5 | 4.4 V8 Petrol NA (AJV8)
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| | | 6 | 2.7 TDV6 Diesel with DPF
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| | | 7 | 3.8 TDV8 Diesel with DPF
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| | | D | 5.0 V8 Petrol NA
|
| | | E | 5.0 V8 Petrol Supercharged
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| | | F | 3.0 TDV6 Diesel
|
| | | G | 3.0 TDV6 Diesel with DPF
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| 6 | Transmission & steering | 3 | RHD Automatic
|
| | | 4 | LHD Automatic
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| | | 7 | RHD Manual
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| | | 8 | LHD Manual
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| 7 | Model year | 5 | 2005
|
| | | 6 | 2006
|
| | | 7 | 2007
|
| | | 8 | 2008 or 2008.5
|
| | | 9 | 2009
|
| | | A | 2010
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| 8 | Plant | A | Solihull, Warwickshire, England
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| 9 | Vehicle Serial number | 456789 | Unique six digit vehicle serial number
|
USA, Canada, Mexico and China
| VIN
| SAL
| A
| G
| 2
| 5
| 4
| *
| 6
| A
| 345678
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|
| Group
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|
| Group
| Name
| Characters
| Meaning
|
| 1 | World Manufacturer ID | SAL | Land Rover (UK)
|
| 2 | Vehicle type | A | LR3 / LR4 / Discovery 3 / 4
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| | | S | Range Rover Sport
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| 3 | Class/Restraint Type | A | Standard
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| | | B | S, 5 seats / LR4 Base, 5 seats
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| | | C | S, 7 seats / LR4 Base, 7 seats
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| | | D | SE, 5 seats / RRS SE
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| | | E | SE, 7 seats
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| | | F | HSE, 5 seats / RRS HSE
|
| | | G | HSE, 7 seats
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| | | H | HSE Lux, 5 seats / RRS Supercharged
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| | | K | HSE Lux, 7 seats / RRS Lux
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| | | L | HSE Plus, 5 seats
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| | | M | HSE Plus, 7 seats
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| | | N | China
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| 4 | Body style | 2 | 4 Door Station Wagon
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| 5 | Engine | 1 | 2.7 TDV6 Diesel (China)
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| | | 2 | 3.8 TDV8 Diesel (China)
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| | | 3 | 4.2 V8 Petrol Supercharged
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| | | 4 | 4.0 V6 Petrol
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| | | 5 | 4.4 V8 Petrol NA (AJV8)
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| | | D | 5.0 V8 Petrol NA
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| | | E | 5.0 V8 Petrol Supercharged
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| | | F | 3.0 TDV6 Diesel (China)
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| 6 | Transmission & steering | 4 | LHD Automatic
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| 7 | Check digit | 0-9,X | Calculation method: [1]
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| 8 | Model year | 5 | 2005
|
| | | 6 | 2006
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| | | 7 | 2007
|
| | | 8 | 2008 or 2008.5
|
| | | 9 | 2009
|
| | | A | 2010
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| 9 | Plant | A | Solihull, Warwickshire, England
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| 10 | Vehicle Serial number | 345678 | Unique six digit vehicle serial number
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