Does anyone have a web site or other source to find the explanation for the 7 digit damage codes that show up under vehicle history on the VMI (Vehicle Master Inquiry) report that can be run by a Mercedes dealer? I think the service department at the local Mercedes dealer should be able to get them, but I would prefer to save the time of having to go to the dealer for this.

Any info would be appreciated.

I went to a service tech at my local Mercedes dealer this week to see if he could get the info on the damage codes. I thought they would have some sort of a listing that would make it a simple job to find the codes with a description of what repair work the code stands for. Wrong! According to the service tech, he would have to search the micro-fiche for each specific code and it could take a lot of time. Since I wanted these codes for a vehicle that this dealer wasn't selling, I didn't push him to spend the time to look them up.

Is Mercedes this backwards when it comes to this area, or is the service tech just uninformed?

He is correct! The first 2 numbers are the part of the car that was worked on. ie; 82 0000 00 is an electrical problem like the lights. Of course when booking a warranty repair the damage code lets MB know what was wrong & what was done to complete repair. If you aren't in a BIG hurry then e-mail me & I can look them up if it isn't 2-3 pages worth.

M.B Doc,

Would you please tell me what the damage code 5428873 means?

Thanks so much for your help!

Brian