Factory build sheet

2022 Land Rover Defender 90 V8 / 90 Carpathian Edition

Build SALEW6RE-N · 5L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read SALEW6RE and position 10 reads N. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Defender whose VIN starts SALEW6RE and carries N in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 71 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 71 known VINs
  • 3 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Land Rover with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
5 L
Cylinders
8
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
AJ133 S/C
Horsepower
518 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive
Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
8

Body & chassis

Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Doors
3
Manufacturer
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 2E
GVWR
6,001–7,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Forward collision warning Standard
  • Crash imminent braking Standard
  • Lane departure warning Standard
  • Lane keeping assistance Standard
  • Adaptive cruise control Standard
  • Blind spot warning Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 SAL JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 EW6RE Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 N Model year — 2022
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

71 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to SALEW6RE-N shares the specification above.

  • 71 Known VINs
  • 3 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Defender, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 71 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.