Should I be concerned about this on the vin plate? About to potentially buy

Hope someone can help a bit unsure if it could have been tampered with or not looking at the bonnet one or if it’s just pitted?



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Thanks for the help guys

What about the chassis number?
Was this ok?

Hicap phill said:

What about the chassis number?
Was this ok?

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I’m taking about the pitting on the engine bay plate concerned it maybe doctored or altered.

Is this the vehicle as that vin number decodes to:
Model Defender
Class 90
Body Type 3 door station wagon
Model Year 1998
Steering RHD
Engine 300Tdi, 2.5, 4 Cylinder, Diesel, with EGR/Cat, 23L
Gearbox 5 Speed, R380, Manual
Factory Solihull, UK
Sequential number 150027
Paint code Currently unknown.
Build date Thursday 16th Apr 1998 ±1 days

I put it in here: https://www.lrworkshop.com/vin-decoder
Unless I misread it?

Cheers

ryan_1993 said:

Hope someone can help a bit unsure if it could have been tampered with or not looking at the bonnet one or if it’s just pitted?

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It’s just a bit corroded. Probably had brake/clutch fluid spilt on it etc

It just looks pitted (aged) But as @Hicap phill does the stamped chassis 1 match those 2.

And the handy description of said vec.

J