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Old 03-04-2001, 11:56 AM
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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.



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Old 03-07-2001, 08:45 AM
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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?
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Old 03-07-2001, 12:40 PM
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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.
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Old 10-13-2006, 02:22 PM
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M.B Doc,

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

Thanks so much for your help!

Brian

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