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Federal (USA) Code

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - FEDERAL (USA) CODE

VIN Breakdown:





Made up of 17 digits, these numbers are used to identify manufacturer, model range, specification, body type, engine, transmission, steering, model year, plant and build sequence number and serve to identify the vehicle.

This example shows the sequence:

SALPV1242SA

S - Europe

AL - UK

P - Range Rover

V - North America Spec.

1 - 4 Door Station Wagon

2 - 4.0 Litre fuel injection

4 - Automatic, Left Hand Steering

2 - Check Digit

S - 1995 Model Year

A - Solihull