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Mercedes-Benz uses theWDB9300361L505041 following VIN des and formats:

(Note) This chart is not applicable to Mercedes-Benz products produced outside USA or made for markets other than North America. European/World market cars use a different system for encoding VIN numbers.

1960-1983

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Position 1-3 - model 450 sl

Position 4-6 - chassis type & engine size designation 107 4520cc

Position 7 - 1=LH Drive (made in Germany), 2=RH Drive (made in Germany), 5=LH Drive CKD, 6=RH Drive CKD (Complete Knocked Down, assembled outside Germany)1

Position 8 - 0=Manual transmission, 1=Hydraulic clutch, 2= Automatic transmission 2 (Alphabetic s indicate Plant of Manufacture i.e.: A = Sindelfingen )

Position 9-14 - Construction serial number 10704312006193

August 1983-present

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Passenger Vehicles

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Positions 1–3, World Manufacturer Identifier:

  • WDB Daimler-Benz AG (DaimlerChrysler after 1998) (Daimler AG after 2007) (Mercedes-Benz or Maybach passenger car)
  • WDC DaimlerChrysler AG (Daimler AG after 2007) (Mercedes-Benz SUV)
  • WDD DaimlerChrysler AG (Daimler AG after 2007) (Mercedes-Benz passenger car)
  • W1K Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG from 2022) (Mercedes-Benz passenger car)
  • W1N Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG from 2022) (Mercedes-Benz SUV)
  • 4JG Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (Mercedes-Benz SUV)
  • 55S Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (Mercedes-Benz passenger car)

Position 4, model or series:

  • A W123
  • B W102 (also W107, SL class)
  • C W126 S-Class
  • D W201
  • E W124 E-Class
  • F R129 SL-Class
  • G W140 S-Class
  • H W202 C-Class
  • J W210 E-Class
  • K R170 SLK-Class
  • L W208 CLK-Class
  • N W220 S-Class
  • P W215 CL-Class
  • R W203 C-Class
  • S R230 SL-Class
  • T W209 CLK-Class
  • U W211 E-Class
  • W R171 SLK-Class

W221 S-Class W222 S-Class

Position 5, body style:

  • A = Roadster (at least for the W107)
  • B = Long Body
  • F = Sedan
  • G = Sedan Long WB
  • H = Wagon
  • J = Coupe
  • K = Cabriolet/Roadster
  • N = ? (found on 2003 C230K Coupe)
  • M = AMG
  • R = Uncertain, but applies to the W463

On older models, this indicated the engine type, through much of the 1990s:

  • A = Gasoline
  • B = Diesel
  • D = 4Matic Gasoline

Positions 6–7, model within the series:

Position 8, safety restraint system:

  • C seat belt + emergency pretensioners
  • D seat belt + emergency pretensioners, driver front air bags
  • E seat belt + emergency pretensioners, driver and passenger front air bags
  • F seat belt + emergency pretensioners, driver and passenger front and side air bags

Position 9, check digit

Position 10, model year:

  • Model Year Encoding

Position 11, production plant:

  • A-D: Sindelfingen, Germany
  • E: Sindelfingen, Germany (through 2000)
  • E: Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil (from 2001)
  • F-H: Bremen, Germany
  • J, K: Rastatt, Germany
  • L: Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia (HICOM Automotive Manufacturers)
  • M: Woking, England, UK (SLR McLaren) (McLaren Automotive)
  • N, P: Kecskemet, Hungary
  • R, S: East London, South Africa
  • T: Osnabrück, Germany (Karmann)
  • U: Sindelfingen, Germany
  • V: Uusikaupunki, Finland (Valmet Automotive)
  • W: Aguascalientes, Mexico (COMPAS plant)
  • X: Graz, Austria (Magna Steyr)
  • 1: Pune, Maharashtra, India

For 4JG and 55S:

  • A, B, U: Vance, Alabama, US

Positions 12–17, chassis number

Commercial Vehicles

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Position 1-3

  • WDB - Daimler-Benz AG, DaimlerChrysler AG, Daimler AG
  • VSA - Mercedes-Benz Espana SA (1st gen. Vito/V-Class - W638)
  • WDF - DaimlerChrysler AG, Daimler AG (Citan, Vito/V-Class & X-Class)
  • W1T - Daimler AG (Daimler Truck Holding AG from 2022) (Mercedes-Benz truck)
  • W1V - Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG from 2022) (Mercedes-Benz van)

Position 4–6, Model

  • 414 - Vaneo
  • 415 - Mark 1 Citan
  • 420 - Mark 2 Citan
  • 447 - Mark 3 Vito
  • 470 - X-Class
  • 638 - Mark 1 Vito
  • 639 - Mark 2 Vito
  • 670 - Vario
  • 901 - Sprinter T1N
  • 902 - Sprinter T1N
  • 903 - Sprinter T1N
  • 904 - Sprinter T1N
  • 905 - Sprinter T1N
  • 906 - Sprinter NCV3
  • 907 - Sprinter VS30 (RWD)
  • 910 - Sprinter VS30 (FWD)
  • 930 - Actros Rigids
  • 933 - Actros MP2 concrete mixer
  • 934 - Actros MP2 tractor
  • 944 - Axor Tractor
  • 950 - Axor Rigids / Actros Mk1 Rigids
  • 952 - Axor
  • 954 - Actros Mk1 Tractor
  • 956 - Econic
  • 963 - NEW ACTROS MP4 (Common-Rail engine) / Antos
  • 964 - NEW ACTROS MP4 (Common-Rail engine) / Arocs
  • 967 - Atego
  • 970 - Atego
  • 972 - Atego
  • 976 - Atego Fire

Position 7–9, Weight and Length code

Position 10, Drive indicator

  • 1 Left hand drive
  • 2 Right hand drive

Position 11, Plant code

  • E: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • G: Barcelona, Spain (Nissan plant)
  • N: Ludwigsfelde, Germany
  • P, R, S: Dusseldorf, Germany
  • T: Ladson, South Carolina, US
  • U: Maubeuge, France (Renault plant)
  • V: Worth, Germany
  • 3: Vitoria, Spain
  • 4: Vitoria, Spain (When Position 1-3 is W1V)
  • 4: Worth, Germany
  • 5: Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 9: Ludwigsfelde, Germany

Position 12–17, Serial Number

Position 18, Check Digit

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