The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). SAL is assigned to Land Rover, built in United Kingdom (Europe). Any VIN that starts with SAL decodes to Land Rover. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with SAL.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | SAL (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Land Rover |
| Country of assembly | United Kingdom |
| Region | Europe (from the first character, S) |
| Models seen here | Range Rover, Defender, Discovery |
Land Rover test VINs · Decode a SAL VIN →
After the SAL 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.
SAL is a Land Rover WMI. Every VIN beginning with SAL was built by Land Rover 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 SAL WMI, so a decoder returns Land Rover. No real vehicle's VIN is used.