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    Build Date

    Where is the build date located on the new Defenders?

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    Can't comment on the new ones, but my '03 Defender had this info on some green & orange stickers around door pillars etc. One was a "passed QC" sticker - you'd think that would get removed!

    From memory mine was completed by the day shift, 30/6/03.

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    As Tusker said, there are some QC stickers - I found mine under the seats in the new Defender - mine was built on the 18th July 2007.

    There is also a plate on the firewall that has year build - but not actual date.
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    Build date

    Thanks for your response. On the 2008, it's not on the door. It's also not on the vin id plate under the bonnet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scallops View Post
    As Tusker said, there are some QC stickers - I found mine under the seats in the new Defender - mine was built on the 18th July 2007.

    There is also a plate on the firewall that has year build - but not actual date.
    I think you'll find that the stickers on the seats only indicate when the seat was made - mine actually has Lear - Nottingham on it which is where they come from. In any case, with Land Rover's "just in time" manufacturing process, that should be within a month of final assembly I would have thought.

    I can't find any overall assembly date on mine. I guess you just have to go by the VIN number and Land Rover keep all the specific details on their database.

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    Quote Originally Posted by solmanic View Post
    I think you'll find that the stickers on the seats only indicate when the seat was made - mine actually has Lear - Nottingham on it which is where they come from. In any case, with Land Rover's "just in time" manufacturing process, that should be within a month of final assembly I would have thought.

    I can't find any overall assembly date on mine. I guess you just have to go by the VIN number and Land Rover keep all the specific details on their database.
    I found a few others on various other areas of the vehicle (including chassis) - all 18th July 2007.
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    Well my seats have different QC dates on them. 20th Sept and 21st Sept. The seat frame is 19th Sept. Since you took delivery of your Defender in October, I am guessing it was assembled in August. It is conceivable that all the QC sticker dates on yours might coincidentally be the same date in July. A long shot I know but I can't see why they would put final assembly date stickers all over the place and not just in one key location.

    I got mine in December so I guess it was assembled in October which makes sense since all the QC component dates I can find are in late September.

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