Land Rover VIN decoder

Land Rover WMI codes

The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier. NHTSA lists 3 of them for Land Rover. They were issued in United Kingdom (UK). They span 2 vehicle types, listed separately below.

The country shown is where the identifier was issued, which usually but not always matches where a given vehicle was assembled. The eleventh character identifies the specific plant. A single WMI can cover more than one vehicle type, so some codes appear in more than one table.

Passenger Car 1 code

Land Rover WMI codes — passenger car

WMI	Registered entity	Country
SAJ	JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED	United Kingdom (UK)

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) 2 codes

Land Rover WMI codes — multipurpose passenger vehicle (mpv)

WMI	Registered entity	Country
SAD	JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED	United Kingdom (UK)
SAL	JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED	United Kingdom (UK)

Source: NHTSA vPIC, GetWMIsForManufacturer. Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Common Land Rover models

Some of the Land Rover models you are most likely to be decoding, as NHTSA spells them. Recall searches by year, make and model need that exact spelling.

• Range Rover
• Range Rover Sport
• Range Rover Velar
• Range Rover Evoque
• Defender
• Discovery
• Discovery Sport

Model names checked against NHTSA vPIC.

Notable Land Rover recalls since 2018

A few of the largest or most serious recent safety recalls covering Land Rover vehicles. They are examples, not a complete list: a single model year can have a dozen campaigns. A recall on the model does not mean it is still open on a particular car, so check the VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup, or see every campaign for a year and model with our recall lookup.

Air bags: driver air bag clockspring connector

Vehicles: Certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles.

The connector on the clockspring for the driver air bag can corrode, so the air bag may not deploy as intended. That raises the risk of injury in a crash.

Dealers apply a protective lubricant gel to the driver air bag connector terminals at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 26V389000, reported 12 June 2026, about 250,857 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Electrical system: mild-hybrid DC-DC converter

Vehicles: Certain 2019-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2024 Range Rover and Defender, 2021-2024 Range Rover Velar and Discovery, 2020-2023 Range Rover Evoque and 2020 Discovery Sport mild-hybrid vehicles; the campaign also covers Jaguar E-Pace and F-Pace vehicles.

Under heavy electrical demand the DC-DC converter can be overloaded and stop working, which ends charging of the 12-volt system. The vehicle can then lose all drive power and exterior lighting, raising the risk of a crash.

Dealers update the central software at no charge; NHTSA's record says interim letters were mailed June 17, 2026, with more to follow once the final remedy is ready. Campaign 26V599000 later expands this recall.

NHTSA campaign 26V248000, reported 17 April 2026, about 170,169 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Seat belts: automatic locking retractors

Vehicles: Certain 2020-2022 Land Rover Defender and Discovery, 2020-2021 Discovery Sport and Range Rover Velar, 2021 Range Rover and 2022 Range Rover Sport vehicles (years vary by model).

The automatic locking feature of the seat belt retractors can switch off too early, so a child seat held by the belt may not stay secure. An unsecured child seat raises the risk of injury in a crash.

Dealers inspect the seat belt assemblies and replace them as needed at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 21V668000, reported 26 August 2021, about 32,687 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Back over prevention: rearview camera

Vehicles: Certain 2018-2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles with the surround camera system. These vehicles were also recalled under 24V-023 for the same problem.

Water can get into the rearview camera, so the image may not appear or may be distorted, and the vehicles do not meet federal rear-visibility standard FMVSS 111. Reduced rear visibility raises the risk of a crash.

Dealers inspect the camera and either reseal it or replace and calibrate it, at no charge; vehicles repaired under 24V-023 need the new remedy.

NHTSA campaign 24V364000, reported 23 May 2024, about 22,268 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Engine: cam carrier oil channel

Vehicles: Certain 2019-2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover and Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery and 2023 Range Rover Velar vehicles.

An oil channel in the engine cam carrier may be blocked, which can cause an oil leak. Leaking oil near an ignition source raises the risk of a fire.

Dealers inspect the engine cam carrier and replace it and related parts as needed at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 23V044000, reported 2 February 2023, about 6,724 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Recall details from the NHTSA recalls API, checked 26 October 2026.

Reading the rest of a Land Rover VIN

Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle — model, body style, engine, restraint system. Land Rover assigns that scheme itself and files it with NHTSA, which is why decoding requires a lookup rather than arithmetic. Character 9 is the check digit, character 10 is the model year, and character 11 is the assembly plant.

See how to read a VIN for the full breakdown, or model year codes for the position 10 table.

Where the VIN is on a Land Rover

On the driver's side dashboard, readable through the windshield, and on a sticker in the driver's door jamb. The door jamb sticker usually carries a scannable barcode, which is more reliable than transcribing 17 characters by eye — the decoder can read it with your camera.

More detail in where to find the VIN.