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: W221 S-Class W222 S-Class
 * 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

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