Mercedes-Benz uses the following VIN codes and formats:
19??-19??
Position 1-6, chassis number
Position 7-8
Position 9-14
19??-present
Positions 1-3, World Manufacturer Identifier:
- WDB Daimler-Benz (Diamler-Chrysler after 1999)
Position 4, model or series:
- C 126
- E 124
- K 170 SLK
- H 202
- J 210
- N 220 S
- S 230 SL
- W 171 SLK
Position 5, engine type:
Positions 6-7, model within the series:
Position 8, safety restraint system:
- 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:
Position 11, production plant:
- A-E Sindelfingen
- F-H Bremen
- J Rastatt
Positions 12-17, chassis number
