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Decoding VIN Plate information

LandRover VIN number interpretation
position	item	character	denotes
1	Geographical region	S	Europe
2	Country	A	United Kingdom
3	Manufacturer	L	LandRover
4,5	Model	L,B	Series III
		L,D	90,110,127,Defender
		L,H	Range Rover Classic
		L,J	Discovery
		L,N	Freelander
		L,P	Range Rover (38A)
		L,T	Discovery Series II
6	Wheelbase	A	Series III 88" Defender 90" extra heavy duty Range Rover Classic 100" Range Rover (38A) 108" Freelander
		B	Series III 88" Lightweight Defender 110" extra heavy duty Range Rover Classic LSE 108" Freelander Commercial
		C	Series III 109" Defender 130" extra heavy duty
		D	Series III 109" 1 Ton
		G	Discovery 100"
		H	Defender 110" standard
		K	Defender 130" standard
		R	Defender 110" 24 volt
		S	Defender 90" 24 volt
		V	Defender 90" standard
7	Body style	A	Basic, Soft Top, Pickup, Hardtop Van Commercial, Freelander 3 Door Commercial, Discovery 3 or 5 Door
		B	Series III 88" Station Wagon Defender 3dr Station Wagon Range Rover Classic 2 door Discovery 3 door Freelander 5 Door
		F	Defender 4dr Crewcab non Hi-capacity
		H	Defender Hi-capacity with/without crewcab
		M	Defender 5dr Station Wagon Range Rover Classic 4 door Range Rover (38A) 4 door Discovery 5 door
		R	Range Rover Montiverdi 4 door
8	Engine type	A	1.8l, inline 4 cylinder, 'K' Series, High Compression Unleaded
		B	2.5l, inline 4 cylinder, turbo-diesel, 19J 2.0l, inline 4 cylinder, 'L' Series, turbo-diesel
		C	2.5l, inline 4 cylinder, diesel, 12J 1.8l, inline 4 cylinder, 'K' Series, Low Compression Unleaded
		D	2.5l, inline 4 cylinder, petrol, 17H 1.8l, inline 4 cylinder, 'K' Series, Low Compression Leaded
		E	3.5l, V8 carb, petrol, High Compression 2.4l, inline 4 cylinder, VM Diesel 2.0l, inline 4 cylinder, BMW M47 (Td4), diesel
		F	2.5l, inline 4 cylinder, turbo-diesel (200Tdi/300Tdi) non EGR/cat, 11L or 16L 1.8l, inline 4 cylinder, 'K' Series, High Compression Leaded
		G	2.25l, inline 4 cylinder, diesel 2.5l, V6, 'KV6' Series, Unleaded
		H	2.25l, inline 4 cylinder, petrol 2.5l, V6, 'KV6' Series, Leaded
		J	4.6l, V8 Efi, petrol 2.5l, V6, 'KV6' Series, Ethanol
		L	3.5l, V8 Efi, petrol
		M	4.0l, V8 Efi, petrol
		N	2.5l, inline 4 cylinder, VM Diesel
		P	2.6l, inline 6 cylinder, IOE petrol
		V	3.5l, V8 carb, petrol, Low Compression
		W	2.5l, inline 6 cylinder, BMW Diesel
		Y	2.0l, inline 4 cylinder Mpi, petrol
		1	4.0l, V8Efi, Low Compression with Cat
		2	4.0l, V8Efi, High Compression with Cat
		3	4.0l, V8Efi, Low Compression without Cat
		6	2.5l, inline 4 cylinder, turbo-diesel (200Tdi/300Tdi) EGR/cat
		8	2.5l, inline 5 cylinder, turbo-diesel (Td5) EGR
		9	2.5l, inline 5 cylinder, turbo-diesel (Td5) EGR without Cat (Disco II) 2.8l, inline 6 cylinder, M52 BMW petrol
9	Gearbox/Steering	1	Series III 4 speed / Right Hand Drive LT95 4 speed / Right Hand Drive JATCO 5 speed Auto / Right Hand Drive
		2	Series III 4 speed / Left Hand Drive LT95 4 speed / Left Hand Drive JATCO 5 speed Auto / Left Hand Drive
		3	Chrysler 747 3 speed Auto / Right Hand Drive ZF 4 speed Auto / Right Hand Drive
		4	Chrysler 747 3 speed Auto / Left Hand Drive ZF 4 speed Auto / Left Hand Drive
		7	LT77 5 Speed Manual / Right Hand Drive LT77S 5 Speed Manual / Right Hand Drive LT85 5 Speed Manual / Right Hand Drive R380 5 Speed Manual / Right Hand Drive PG1 5 speed5 Speed Manual / Right Hand Drive
		8	LT77 5 Speed Manual / Left Hand Drive LT77S 5 Speed Manual / Left Hand Drive LT85 5 Speed Manual / Left Hand Drive R380 5 Speed Manual / Left Hand Drive PG1 5 speed5 Speed Manual / Left Hand Drive
10	Model Year	A	upto & incl. 1984 model year (MY)
		B	1985
		C	1986
		D	1987
		E	1988
		F	1989
		G	1990
		H	1991
		J	1992
		K	1993
		L	1994
		M	1995
		T	1996
		V	1997
		W	1998
		X	1999
		Y	2000
		1	2001
		2	2002
		3	2003
		4	2004
11	Build location	A	Solihull, UK
		F	Worldwide - CKD knock down kit
		V	South Africa
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