Land Rover chassis numbers


 

 

Older Land Rovers may have a chequered past.  They could have been rebuilt several times and ended up with quite a different configuration to the one they started with.  Not a problem in itself, but it can be interesting to discover how your vehicle began its life.  More seriously, stolen Landies are sometimes given a new identity using the chassis plate from a scrapped vehicle.  So if the chassis number doesn't correspond to the vehicle you are looking at, alarm bells should start to ring.

The chassis number is usually found stamped on an aluminium plate which also gives a basic description of the vehicle.  This will usually be mounted on the bulkhead - inside the cab on earlier vehicles, under the bonnet (sometimes attached to the bulkhead, sometimes to the brake servo) on later ones.  The list below does not include Series One vehicles - these are very much a collector's item nowadays, and I would recommend joining the Land Rover Series One Club if you are serious about purchasing one of these historic machines.

From the end of 1979 Land Rover went over to the modern 17 digit VIN numbers - these are slightly harder to decode, but still no problem with the list below.  Prior to this, 9 digit numbers, or 8 digits plus a suffix letter, were used.

Chassis plate on Defender

 

Chassis plate on later Series III (bonnet removed)

 

141xxxxxx - 145xxxxxx:  Series II 88 inch petrol

146xxxxxx - 150xxxxxx:  Series II 88 inch diesel 

151xxxxxx - 155xxxxxx:  Series II 109 inch petrol 

156xxxxxx - 160xxxxxx:  Series II 109 inch diesel 

161xxxxxx - 165xxxxxx:  Series II 109 inch petrol station wagon 

166xxxxxx - 170xxxxxx:  Series II 109 inch diesel station wagon

222xxxxxx - 229xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 6 cylinder

231xxxxxx - 235xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne

236xxxxxx - 239xxxxxx:  Series IIA 88 inch petrol airportable ('Lightweight')

241xxxxxx - 245xxxxxx:  Series IIA 88 inch petrol

246xxxxxx - 250xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne

251xxxxxx - 255xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol

259xxxxxx - 259xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol

261xxxxxx - 265xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol station wagon

266xxxxxx - 270xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 6 cylinder

271xxxxxx - 275xxxxxx:  Series IIA 88 inch diesel

276xxxxxx - 280xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch diesel

281xxxxxx - 285xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch diesel station wagon

286xxxxxx - 290xxxxxx:  Series IIA Forward Control petrol

300xxxxxx - 304xxxxxx:  Series IIA Forward Control petrol 6 cylinder

305xxxxxx - 305xxxxxx:  Series IIA Forward Control diesel

310xxxxxx - 310xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch airportable (military)

315xxxxxx - 319xxxxxx:  Series IIA 88 inch petrol station wagon

320xxxxxx - 324xxxxxx:  Series IIA 88 inch diesel station wagon

325xxxxxx - 329xxxxxx:  Series IIB Forward Control petrol

330xxxxxx - 334xxxxxx:  Series IIB Forward Control petrol 6 cylinder

335xxxxxx - 339xxxxxx:  Series IIB Forward Control diesel

343xxxxxx - 343xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon (North America)

345xxxxxx - 349xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder

350xxxxxx - 354xxxxxx:  Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon

524xxxxxx - 524xxxxxx:  Series IIA 88 inch petrol station wagon (North America)

895xxxxxx - 895xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch diesel airportable ('Lightweight' - military export)

901xxxxxx - 905xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol

906xxxxxx - 910xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch diesel 

911xxxxxx - 915xxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol 

916xxxxxx - 920xxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch diesel 

921xxxxxx - 925xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol station wagon

926xxxxxx - 930xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch diesel station wagon

931xxxxxx - 935xxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol station wagon 

936xxxxxx - 940xxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch diesel station wagon

941xxxxxx - 945xxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder

946xxxxxx - 950xxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon

951xxxxxx - 955xxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol airportable ('Lightweight')

956xxxxxx - 960xxxxxx:  101 Forward Control 12 volt

961xxxxxx - 965xxxxxx:  101 Forward Control 24 volt

 

VIN numbers 1979 on: (first 3 digits are SAL in all cases)

LBAAGxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch diesel

LBAAHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol

LBABGxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch diesel station wagon

LBABHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol station wagon

LBBAHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 88 inch petrol airportable ('Lightweight')

LBCAGxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch diesel

LBCAHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol

LBCAPxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder

LBCAVxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol V8

LBCHGxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch diesel high capacity pickup

LBCHHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol high capacity pickup

LBCHVxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol V8 high capacity pickup

LBCMGxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch diesel station wagon

LBCMHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol station wagon

LBCMPxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon

LBCMVxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol V8 station wagon

LBDAHxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol One Tonne

LBDAPxxxxxxxxx:  Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder One Tonne

 

Ninety and One Ten:  Model range far more extensive to list here, but code can be decoded as follows.

First five digits should always be SALLD

6th digit:  V= Ninety, H= One Ten

7th digit:  A= regular body, B= Ninety Station Wagon, H= High Capacity Pickup, M= One Ten Station Wagon

8th digit:  B= 2.5 turbodiesel, C= 2.5 diesel, D= 2.5 petrol, F= 2.5 TDi turbodiesel, G= 2.25 diesel, H= 2.25 petrol, V= V8 petrol

 

There are a few gaps in the above information, particularly Army vehicles and 127/130 variants.  Any information to plug the gaps will be gratefully received.

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