3 prefixes
Land Rover VIN decoder
Put a Land Rover VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Land Rover can start with.
Where a Land Rover VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Land Rover vehicles carry 3 of them. The prefix tells you which plant lineage built the car before you decode anything else.
| Prefix | Manufacturer of record | Vehicle type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) |
| SAJ | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED | Passenger Car | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) |
| SAL | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) |
What Land Rover stamps them on
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)2
- Passenger Car1
Current Land Rover models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- 110" WB
- 90" WB
- Defender
- Discovery
- Discovery Sport
- Range Rover
- Range Rover Evoque
- Range Rover Sport
- Range Rover Velar
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.