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The table below details how to decode the Discovery 3 VIN codes. North American VIN codes are probably different.Details regarding your VIN can also be found [http://www.landroverwinkel.nl/VIN/ Here]
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The table below details how to decode D3, LR3, D4, LR4 (and Range Rover Sport) VIN codes.
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Note: Official Land Rover Recall Notices use Group 2 and Group 9 together to refer to the vehicles covered e.g. LA123456 to LA234567.
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==Europe & Rest of World==
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''Not USA, Canada, Mexico or China''
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{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="1" style="margin:10px auto;padding:10px;background-color:#d0d0d0;"
 
!VIN
 
!VIN
 
|SAL
 
|SAL
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{|align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
 
 
!Group
 
!Group
 
!Name
 
!Name
 
!Characters
 
!Characters
 
!Meaning
 
!Meaning
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
 
|1 ||  Manufacturer ID || SAL || Land Rover (UK)
 
|1 ||  Manufacturer ID || SAL || Land Rover (UK)
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|2 || Vehicle type || LA || Discovery 3 / 4
 
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|2 || Vehicle type || LA || Discovery 3 / 4
 
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
 
 
| ||  || LS || Range Rover Sport
 
| ||  || LS || Range Rover Sport
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|3 || Class || A || Standard
 
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|-  
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|3 || Class || A || Standard
 
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
 
 
|  || || J || Japanese Market
 
|  || || J || Japanese Market
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
 
|4 || Body style || A || 4 Door
 
|4 || Body style || A || 4 Door
 
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|5 || Engine || 1 || [[TDV6|V6 2.7 Diesel]]
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|  || || D || Commercial
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|  || || K || Armoured
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|5 || Engine || 1 || [[TDV6|2.7 TDV6 Diesel]]
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|-
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|  || || 2 || [[TDV8|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 || [[TDV6|2.7 TDV6 Diesel]] with [[Diesel Particulate Filter|DPF]]
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|-
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|  || || 7 || [[TDV8|3.8 TDV8 Diesel]] with [[Diesel Particulate Filter|DPF]]
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|-
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|  || || D || 5.0 V8 Petrol NA
 
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|  || || 4 || V6 4.0 Petrol
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|  || || E || 5.0 V8 Petrol Supercharged
 
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|  || || 5 || AJV8 4.4 Petrol
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|  || || F || [[TDV6|3.0 TDV6 Diesel]]
 
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|  || || 6 || [[TDV6|V6 2.7 Diesel]] with [[Diesel Particulate Filter|DPF]]
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|  || || G || [[TDV6|3.0 TDV6 Diesel]] with [[Diesel Particulate Filter|DPF]]
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|-
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|  || || F || [[TDV6|V6 3.0 Diesel]]
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|6 || Transmission & steering || 3 || RHD Automatic
 
|6 || Transmission & steering || 3 || RHD Automatic
 
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|  || || 7 ||  RHD Manual
 
|  || || 7 ||  RHD Manual
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|  || || 8 ||  LHD Manual
 
|  || || 8 ||  LHD Manual
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
 
|7 || Model year || 5 || 2005
 
|7 || Model year || 5 || 2005
 
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|  || || 9 || 2009
 
|  || || 9 || 2009
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|-  
 
|  || || A || 2010
 
|  || || A || 2010
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|8 || Plant || A || Solihull
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|8 || Plant || A || Solihull, Warwickshire, England
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|- style="border-bottom:1px solid black;"
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;border-bottom:2px solid black;"
 
|9 || Vehicle Serial number || 456789 || Unique six digit vehicle serial number
 
|9 || Vehicle Serial number || 456789 || Unique six digit vehicle serial number
 
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Note: Recall Notices use Group 2 and Group 9 together to refer to the vehicles covered i.e. LA123456 to LA234567.
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==USA, Canada, Mexico and China==
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{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="1" style="margin:10px auto;padding:10px;background-color:#d0d0d0;"
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!VIN
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|SAL
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|A
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|G
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|2
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|5
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|4
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|*
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|6
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|A
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|345678
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|- style="height:6px;"
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| || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" | || style="border:2px solid black;border-top:0;" |
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|- align="center"
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!Group
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|1
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|2
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|3
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|4
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|5
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|6
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|7
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|8
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|9
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|10
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{|align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 auto;"
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!Group
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!Name
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!Characters
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!Meaning
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|- style="border-top:2px solid black;"
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|1 ||  Manufacturer ID || SAL || Land Rover (UK)
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|2 || Vehicle type || A || LR3 / LR4 / Discovery 3 / 4
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|-
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| ||  || S || Range Rover Sport
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|3 || Class/Restraint Type || A || Standard
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|-
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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
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|  || || 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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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|4 || Body style || 2 || 4 Door Station Wagon
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|5 || Engine || 1 || [[TDV6|2.7 TDV6 Diesel]] (China)
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|  || || 2 || [[TDV8|3.8 TDV8 Diesel]] (China)
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|-
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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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|-
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|  || || F || [[TDV6|3.0 TDV6 Diesel]] (China)
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|6 || Transmission & steering || 4 ||  LHD Automatic
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|7 || Check digit || * || Calculated as:
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|-
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|8 || Model year || 5 || 2005
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|  || || 6 || 2006
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|  || || 7 || 2007
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|  || || 8 || 2008 or 2008.5
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|  || || 9 || 2009
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|  || || A || 2010
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;"
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|9 || Plant || A || Solihull, Warwickshire, England
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|- style="border-top:1px dotted black;border-bottom:2px solid black;"
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|10 || Vehicle Serial number || 345678 || Unique six digit vehicle serial number
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Revision as of 15:01, 20 October 2009

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 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
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
3 Class A Standard
J Japanese Market
4 Body style A 4 Door
D Commercial
K Armoured
5 Engine 1 2.7 TDV6 Diesel
2 3.8 TDV8 Diesel
3 4.2 V8 Petrol Supercharged
4 4.0 V6 Petrol
5 4.4 V8 Petrol NA (AJV8)
6 2.7 TDV6 Diesel with DPF
7 3.8 TDV8 Diesel with DPF
D 5.0 V8 Petrol NA
E 5.0 V8 Petrol Supercharged
F 3.0 TDV6 Diesel
G 3.0 TDV6 Diesel with DPF
6 Transmission & steering 3 RHD Automatic
4 LHD Automatic
7 RHD Manual
8 LHD Manual
7 Model year 5 2005
6 2006
7 2007
8 2008 or 2008.5
9 2009
A 2010
8 Plant A Solihull, Warwickshire, England
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
Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Group Name Characters Meaning
1 Manufacturer ID SAL Land Rover (UK)
2 Vehicle type A LR3 / LR4 / Discovery 3 / 4
S Range Rover Sport
3 Class/Restraint Type A Standard
B S, 5 seats / LR4 Base, 5 seats
C S, 7 seats / LR4 Base, 7 seats
D SE, 5 seats / RRS SE
E SE, 7 seats
F HSE, 5 seats / RRS HSE
G HSE, 7 seats
H HSE Lux, 5 seats / RRS Supercharged
K HSE Lux, 7 seats / RRS Lux
L HSE Plus, 5 seats
M HSE Plus, 7 seats
N China
4 Body style 2 4 Door Station Wagon
5 Engine 1 2.7 TDV6 Diesel (China)
2 3.8 TDV8 Diesel (China)
3 4.2 V8 Petrol Supercharged
4 4.0 V6 Petrol
5 4.4 V8 Petrol NA (AJV8)
D 5.0 V8 Petrol NA
E 5.0 V8 Petrol Supercharged
F 3.0 TDV6 Diesel (China)
6 Transmission & steering 4 LHD Automatic 7 Check digit * Calculated as:
8 Model year 5 2005
6 2006
7 2007
8 2008 or 2008.5
9 2009
A 2010
9 Plant A Solihull, Warwickshire, England
10 Vehicle Serial number 345678 Unique six digit vehicle serial number
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