Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Mercedes-Benz/VIN Codes

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

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

Passenger Vehicles

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

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

External links

Online Mercedes-Benz Vito decoder WDB1260251A336981