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I would suggest that you post some photographs to help one of the many experts on this forum to identify to which vent you are referring.  (Don't ask me how to do this, I am no computer expert!)

However, it could be a vent that a previous owner has covered to cure a draught.  If this is the case, it could be very dangerous to leave it blocked as it may have been put there for a very good reason (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Once you have identified what the vent was for, it may transpire that it is safe for it to be blocked.  In it's present state, it would worry me until I found out for sure.

 Hi Tim.    Is the hole a regular shaped hole ie does it go all the way through to the inside of the van and lined with a wooden frame? Or is it a cut/gash in the outer skin? If it is the former it is ventilation and should be left clear. If the latter it is accident damage and what you have is a common "fix" for small bits of damage. Repairs to the aluminium skin are notoriously difficult to "invisibly mend", and use of a vent cover, or a stick-on reflector is often used. I once used car body filler to repair a hole, and put a union jack sticker over it as paint matching would have been a nightmare. As I said, if it is a proper vent through to the inside don't leave it blocked off.

      Hope this is of help.

              Pete.