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Mercedes-Benz cars have a different VIN code structure for the European and North American markets. The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at the 4th digit of the code. If it is “1” or “2” – the car is for the European market; if it is a letter (currently “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “N”, “R”, “T”, “U”, “V”, “Y”) – for the North American market. In the latter case, 100% compliance with the requirements of the standard is ensured.
The VIN of Mercedes-Benz vehicles for the European market does not contain information on the year of manufacture. Some of this information is available in the tables here for 1983…1999 passenger cars. The use of these tables is almost unavoidable for cars made in that period, as the official dealer catalog has no such information more often than not. But please note that here is the date of manufacture, not the date of shipment to the dealer, which is available in Datacard at official dealers. You can check all the data from the Datacard for the complete VIN of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle in the form above.
WDB1240221AÂ XXXXXX
| Â | P / p No. | Sign | Description |
| WMI | 1 | W | Manufacturer’s identification code. |
| 2 | D | ||
| 3 | B | ||
| VDS | 4 | 1 | Model range: Factory code of the model without the first letter of the body type (W) 124, (C) 124, (S) 210, (R) 129, etc. |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 0 | For “old” models (put into production until the end of the last century): Engine type: 0 – petrol 1 – diesel 2 – petrol with 4matic all-wheel-drive system 3 – diesel with 4matic all-wheel-drive systemFor “new” models (put into production in the current century), it mainly indicates the body type and / or version of the base model: 0 – “base” sedan / hatchback / crossover, standard wheelbase (C-class (W204, E- class (W211, W212), S-class (W221)) 1 – “basic” sedan / hatchback / crossover, extended wheelbase (S-class (V221)) 2 – station wagon, 5 doors (B-class (T245), C-class (C204)) 3 – for A-class (C169): 3-door body 3 – coupe (CLK-class (C209), CLS-class (C219), CL-class (C216), SLR-class ( C199)) 4 – roadster or convertible (SLK-class (R171), CLK-class (A209), SL-class (R230), SLR-class (R199)) 7 – compact class (used in CLC-class (C203 )) 8 – special body design (this is how GL-class (X164) is distinguished from ML-class (W164)) 9 – special body design (this is how GLK-class (X204) is distinguished from C-class (W204)) |
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| eight | 2 | Code identifying the engine (and transmission) used. In case of any engine change, a new code is entered. For “new” models (put into production in the current century) the following filling rules:00 … 39 – diesel engine 40 … 89 – gasoline engine 90 … 99 – alternative engine (gas, electric, etc.)The unique “basic equipment” of the car (platform (model) code and the engine installed on it) are identified by 4 … 9 VIN characters and are referred to in the factory materials as Baumuster. The rest of the options installed on the car can be found with the full VIN on hand |
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| nine | 2 | ||
|  | ten | 1 | Steering: 1 – steering wheel on the left side (for right-hand traffic) 2 – steering wheel on the right side (for left-hand traffic) |
| eleven | A | Place of assembly: (For Germany) A, B, C, D, E – Sindelfingen F, G, H, T – Bremen J – Rastatt 7 – Graz, Austria (Gelendewagen W460 / 461/463, ML W163 / 164 / 166, GL X164 / 166)manufacture.For the USA: A – Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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| 12 | X | Serial number | |
| 13 | X | ||
| fourteen | X | ||
| 15 | X | ||
| 16 | X | ||
| 17 | X |
WDBRN40J95AÂ XXXXXX
| Â | P / p No. | Sign | Description |
| WMI | 1 | W | Manufacturer’s identification code. |
| 2 | D | ||
| 3 | B | ||
| VDS | 4 | R | Model range in combination with WMI code (1 … 4 VIN characters) : 4JGA – ML-class W163 4JGB – ML-class (W164) / GL-class (X164) 4JGC – R-class V251 / W251 4JGD – ML- class (W166) / GL-class (X166) 4JGE – GLE Coupe C292 4JGW – C-class W205 55SW – C-class W205 9BMR – C-class W203 / S203 / C203 9BMW – C-class W205 LE40 – GLC-class C253 LE4W – C-class W205 / V205 LE4Z – E-class W213 / V213 RLM0 – GLC-class С253 RLMW – C-class W205 WDBA – E-class W123 / A123 / C123 WDBB – SL-class R107 / C107 WDBB – G-class (W461) WDBC – S- class W126 WDBD – C-class (190) W201 WDBE – E-class W124 / C124 / S124 / A124 WDBF – SL-class R129 WDBG – S-class W140 WDBH – C-class W202 / S202 WDBJ – E-classW210 / S210 WDBK – SLK-class R170 WDBL – CLK-class A208 / C208 WDBM – A-class W168 WDBN – S-class V220 / W220 WDBP – CL-class C215 WDBR – C-class W203 / S203 / C203 WDBS – SL -class R230 WDBT – CLK-class A209 / C209 WDBU – E-class W211 / S211 WDBV – MAYBACH W240 WDBW – SLK-class R171 WDBY – G-class (W463) WDC0 – GLC-class С253/ GLC-coupe X253 WDCA – ML-class (W163) WDCB – ML-class (W164) / GL-class (X164) WDCC – R-class V251 / W251 WDCD – ML-class (W166) / GL-class (X166 ) WDCG – GLK-class X204 WDCT – GLA-class X156 WDCY – G-class (W463) WDCZ – G-class (W461) WDDA – SLR-class R199 / C199 WDDC – A-class W169 / C169 WDDD – CLS-class C219 WDDE – CL-class C216 WDDF – B-class T245 WDDG – C-class W204 / S204 / C204 WDDH – E-class W212 / S212 WDDJ – SL-class R231 WDDK – E-class Cabrio (A207) / E-class Coupe (C207) WDDL – CLS-class C218 WDDM – A -class W168 WDDN – S-class V221 / W221 WDDP – SLK-class R172 WDDS – CLA-class W117 WDDU – S-class V222 / W222 WDDW – C-class W205 / S205 WDDX – S-class Cabriolet A217 / S-class CoupeC217 WDDY – Mercedes-AMG GT C190 WDDZ – E-class W213 / S213 WMEA – Smart W450 WMEB – Smart W452 WMEC – Smart W454 WMEE – Smart W451 WMXY – Mercedes-AMG GT C190The exact conversion of VIN for the American market to FIN (in-plant identification number corresponding to the structure of the VIN for the European market) and dialing (from FIN to VIN) |
| 5 | N | Body type (???) | |
| 6 | 4 | Configuration code (???) | |
| 7 | 0 | ||
| eight | J | Safety systems code: D – seat belt + emergency pre-tensioners, driver front airbags E – seat belt + emergency pre-tensioners, driver and passenger front airbags F – seat belt + emergency pre-tensioners, driver and passenger front and side airbags H – unknown value |
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| nine | nine | Checksum | |
| Â | ten | 5 | Model year |
| eleven | A | Place of assembly: (For the production of Germany) A, B, C, D – Sindelfingen E – Juiz de Fora (Brazil) F, G, H – Bremen M – Woking (Great Britain) (SLR McLaren) T – Osnabruck J – Rastatt R, S – East London (South Africa) X – Graz (Austria)For USA production: A – Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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| 12 | X | Serial number | |
| 13 | X | ||
| fourteen | X | ||
| 15 | X | ||
| 16 | X | ||
| 17 | X |
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