The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). SAD is assigned to Jaguar, built in United Kingdom (Europe). Any VIN that starts with SAD decodes to Jaguar. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with SAD.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | SAD (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Jaguar |
| Country of assembly | United Kingdom |
| Region | Europe (from the first character, S) |
| Models seen here | F-PACE |
Jaguar test VINs · Decode a SAD VIN →
After the SAD WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
SAD is a Jaguar WMI. Every VIN beginning with SAD was built by Jaguar and decodes to that make.
The first character S places the manufacturer in United Kingdom (Europe region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real SAD WMI, so a decoder returns Jaguar. No real vehicle's VIN is used.