Could someone please explain the alphabets and digits in the VIN.

AAAA-99-A-9-AA-999999

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Mike, if you do a Google search on VIN codes, I think you'll find which denotes the Country, Make, Factory, Chassis, and check numbers.

You mean you want to know what the breakdown is for a VIN number? What the individual letters and numbers represent?

Gilly

There is lots of good info here:

http://www.autobaza.pl/ab/en/web/productaa0100

You can also plug in your own VIN, and it will tell you what all the digits mean...

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Dave

1995 S320

Thanks got what I needed.

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using my VIN #... per Dave's link (thank you):

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That VIN decoder is wrong. It doesn't even recognise an
ml vin with wdc instead of wdb. In other words, db or dc does not specify the manufacturer

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Andrew
300e 294,000mi
380sel 185,998mi
380se 309,980mi

Daimler-Benz versus Daimler-Chrysler perhaps?

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1994 E500

Hmmmmmm, I thought all ML's were 4JG. Maybe not if they were assembled in Europe instead of Vance.

Gilly

The decoder worked for me on both of my TDs. The question about ML vin numbers, go to e-bay look up a ML and see what the vin numbers start with. WDC would definetly be Daimler-Chrysler.

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1999 MB SL500 (110,000 mi)
2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
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I'd be wary about any VIN# checker. They might be "harvesting" our VIN#'s for illicit purposes or to FIND your car and take it away if there's a market for it . . .

:-) neil