SAL — Land Rover
A VIN that begins with SAL was built by Jaguar Land Rover Limited in United Kingdom. Decode a full SAL VIN below to get the exact make, model, engine and origin.
What SAL means
SAL is the World Manufacturer Identifier — the first three characters of every VIN, which identify who built the vehicle and where.
UK-built Land Rover — Defender, Discovery, Range Rover.
How the SAL prefix is built
Under ISO 3780, the three WMI characters break down like this:
“S” places the manufacturer in Europe.
“SA” identifies the assigning country: United Kingdom.
“L” narrows it to Jaguar Land Rover Limited.
Where Land Rover SAL vehicles are built
Vehicles with a SAL VIN are associated with Jaguar Land Rover Limited, United Kingdom. Note that a single carmaker uses different WMIs for different plants, so the SAL prefix points to this specific origin — not simply to the Land Rover brand.
Real decoded SAL VINs
Live examples already decoded on VinSpecify: