Land Rover chassis numbers

Four schemes in ten years: L/R-prefixed numbers in 1948–49, eight digits with the year first from 1950, and nine digits from 1956.

• 1948–49 (to Jul 1949)L or R + six/seven digits
• 1950–53eight digits (L/R prefix on 1950 only)
• 1954–55eight digits
• 1956–58nine digits

One scheme, 1958–61: nine digits, the model and market in the second and third digits, the year in the fourth.

• 1958–61nine digits

1962–71: eight digits plus a suffix letter — three digits for the model and market, a serial from 00001, and a letter for design changes instead of a year.

• 1962–71eight digits + suffix letter

1971–79 in the eight-digit-plus-suffix scheme (a new 9xx block); from the 1980 model year a VIN, first 14 then 17 characters (SALLB…).

• 1971–79eight digits + suffix letter
• 1980–85VIN, 14 then 17 characters

Numbered within the IIA scheme: the 109 Forward Control in the 28x–30x blocks, the 110-inch IIB in its own 325–339 block.

• 1963–72eight digits + suffix letter

1972–78: the Series III scheme with its own block, 956–965 — 12-volt vehicles 956–960, 24-volt FFR 961–965.

• 1972–78eight digits + suffix letter

1983–2016: VIN only — SAL LD, then class, body, engine, transmission, a model-year letter, the plant and a six-digit serial that runs on across the years.

• 1983–201617-character VIN
• 1987–2016, North America17-character VIN, SAE form

A Land Rover VIN with the Australian plant letter and the Isuzu engine code, plus an Army Registration Number recorded in the Army's ledgers.

• 1987–9817-character VIN + Army Registration Number