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. Click here for contact details. Back to information index       Covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Breckland, Fenland Nearest Towns: Thetford, Brandon, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Cambridge, Diss, Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Stowmarket Servicing, repairs, restoration, MoT test preparation, mechanical overhaul, welding, rewiring, timing belt changes, clutch and gearbox replacement, brake system repairs, steering box replacement and much more