Frontal impact compliance status

Rover — Revision 6

Last updated 28 February 2005 - revisions are in bold.

The table below lists the frontal impact compliance status of Class MA Rover vehicles manufactured in Great Britain in right-hand drive form.

You must read Infosheet 1.67 in conjunction with this information.

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the majority of Rover vehicles built in Great Britain start with: SAX or SAR. In all cases please refer to the chart below.

If the vehicle's VIN starts with SAX the vehicle, in most cases, may not comply (refer to the chart below).

If the VIN starts with a different letter combination from SAX or SAR and is not listed on the chart below, please contact the MG Rover NZ Technical Department.

Important note:

When determining compliance it is important that the whole VIN number is checked, not just the vehicle model. For example, a Rover 800, model SAR and model code RS may comply, while a Rover 800, model SAX and model code XS, will not.

Decoding the Rover VIN

The VIN number is 17 characters long and is broken down as follows. A Rover 200 is used as an example:

VIN number	SAR	RF	******	000101
Character	1 to 3	4 and 5	6 to 11	12 to 17
Denotes	Make (Rover)	Model Code (RF = 200 model)	Vehicle data	Individual chassis identifier

 

Model	Model code	VIN begins with?	Comply with a NZ approved frontal impact standard?				Which ones?
			Yes		No
"SAR Models"
200 25 MG ZR	RF	SARRF	Some			From SARRF******000101 onwards
400 45 MG ZS	RT	SARRT	Some			From SARRT******000101 onwards
600	RH	SARRH	Some			From SARRH******000101 onwards
800	RS	SARRS	Some			From SARRS******000101 onwards
75 MG ZT	RJ	SARRJ	Some			From SARRJ******000101 onwards
MG F MG TF	RD	SARRD	Some			From SARRD******000101 onwards
"SAX Models"
Metro	XB	SAXXB		No		-
Maestro	XC	SAXXC		No		-
Montego	XE	SAXXE		No		-
Metro	XF	SAXXF		No		-
200	XH	SAXXH		No		-
Mini	XL	SAXXL		No		-
Mini	XN	SAXXN	Some			Contact MG Rover New Zealand
6R4	XR	SAXXR		No		-
800	XS	SAXXS		No		-
800	XT	SAXXT		No		-
200 / 400	XW	SAXXW	Some			Contact MG Rover New Zealand

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Page created: 28 February 2004