I think that with respect to emissions control items, it's REQUIRED that all manufacturers use the same codes. The rest of the stuff of course not, although I'd be mildly surprised if Sprinter was same as all Mercedes and that all Mercedes are same.

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles