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European Code

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - EUROPEAN CODE

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:

SALLPAMJ7MA

S - Europe

AL - UK

LP - Range Rover

A - European Spec.

M - 4 Door Station Wagon

J - 4.6 Litre Fuel Injection

7 - Manual right steering

M - 1995 Model Year

A - Solihull