1988 Land Rover Defender: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
9 builds left the factory as a 1988 Defender, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 1 main configurations
- 48 vehicles built
- 2 for sale right now
Which Defender is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
What SALLDHAV-E means
SAL
LDHAV
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E
- SAL
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Land Rover registered — the manufacturer and plant group
- LDHAV
- together encode the Defender line — as Land Rover filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- E
- in position 10 — model year 1988
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
8 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- 110 SALLDHAV-E Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SALLDHAC-E Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 90 SALLDVAC-J Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SALLDHMB-E Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SALLDHFT-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SALLDHHB-E Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SALLDKHV-F Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SALLDHMV-E Fewer than 20 known vehicles
Already looking at a specific Defender?
Paste its VIN — we’ll open that exact car’s page: its configuration, market position and every listing we’ve tracked.