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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / March 2005

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W126 Vehicle Identify Number

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Marks - 08 Mar 2005 13:21 GMT
Hi All,

Can anyone please help me to identify following VIN like engine model and
year manufacture & etcs.in full:

WDB1260226A098453

Thanks in advance
Marks.
Øyvind Syljuåsen - 08 Mar 2005 16:09 GMT
> Hi All,
>
> Can anyone please help me to identify following VIN like engine model and
> year manufacture & etcs.in full:
>
> WDB1260226A098453

If you use this;

http://www.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/index.html?lng=eng

you will get;

VIN     WDB1260226A098453
Plant     50
Model     280 SE
Chassis     1260226A098453
Order     0 4 855 11423
Cab     02318
Delivery date     24.09.84
Dealer     Malaysia (855)
Interior     cloth light brown (074)
Paint
737     classic white (T) (с 01.01.1975 по 31.12.1985)
Options
286     luggage nets on front seat backrests (с 01.01.1962)
420     automatic transmission, floor shift (с 01.01.1963)
434     headrests in the rear and elimination of rear safety belts (с
01.05.1979 по 30.04.1988)
headrests in the rear and elimination of safety belts
543     sun visor with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right (с
01.11.1978)
570     folding armrest front w202/210 stowage box front with armrest (с
01.04.1970)
front folding armrest w202 - housing at front with armrest
586     Behr air conditioner, and electric window lifters (front and rear
doors) (с 01.04.1970)
592     heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane
(laminated glass), band filter
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, laminated
safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)
613     lamp unit, asymmetrical, l.h. traffic (с 01.02.1963)
877     reading lamp in the rear (с 01.11.1963)

br,
syljua

> Thanks in advance
> Marks.
Dori A Schmetterling - 08 Mar 2005 18:08 GMT
Note the original purchaser's concern for the safety of some of his
passengers:

"elimination of rear safety belts"

DAS

For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
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[...]
> 434 headrests in the rear and elimination of rear safety belts (?
> 01.05.1979 ?? 30.04.1988)
> headrests in the rear and elimination of safety belts
> 543 sun visor with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right (?
[...]
Juergen . - 08 Mar 2005 18:46 GMT
> Note the original purchaser's concern for the safety of some of his
> passengers:
> "elimination of rear safety belts"

It's not always that easy with the option codes
as over the time the text for a code number can
change.

In this case 434 means either

A) Safety belts, front, U.S. version

OR

B) Headrests in the rear and elimination of safety belts

OR

C) 430 + 438
  Headrests in the rear and elimination of rear safety belts

And NO, I do NOT know which of these three applies here,
but my tip is C)

Juergen
Richard Sexton - 08 Mar 2005 18:42 GMT
>If you use this;
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>Model     280 SE
>Chassis     1260226A098453

Weird. I tried the VIN to my 83 300SD and got:

Datacard (vin) not found
1) VIN was incorrectly introduced in the form of demand;
2) VIN was incorrectly rewritten from the documents or from the body of automobile;
3) VIN was changed in the documents or on the body by criminals.
4) The automobile is made in 2004 or 2005, is not included yet in a database

I use Opera; I'm somewhat leery to try IE.

Also, if I didn't click on "full version"it gave me a server
error of the type "Unhandled exception".

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Tom Miller - 08 Mar 2005 21:23 GMT
> |  >If you use this;
> |  >
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> |  
> |  I use Opera; I'm somewhat leery to try IE.

I got this too, using IE and the VIN on my 1987 420 SEL.

> |  
> |  Also, if I didn't click on "full version"it gave me a server
> |  error of the type "Unhandled exception".

Did not get this.

Is it because the program does not cover Mercedes W126 sold in the
USA? Not sure what "VIN the American automobiles such as 4JGAB...
automatically are not decoded yet" means.
> |  
> |  
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> |  633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net
> |  1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org
Rodney T. Grill - 08 Mar 2005 22:06 GMT
> Not sure what "VIN the American automobiles such as 4JGAB...
> automatically are not decoded yet" means.

That is the prefix for MBZ vehicles manufactured in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama
USA plant (i.e. the M-Class and upcoming R-Class).

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- RODNEY

Tom Miller - 08 Mar 2005 23:03 GMT
> |  "Tom Miller" <jebainc@xxoptonline.net> wrote in message
> |  news:422e16e5.4882262@news.optonline.net...
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> |  - RODNEY
> |  
I get it. Thanks.
Marks - 08 Mar 2005 23:31 GMT
Thanks a lot.

>> Hi All,
>>
[quoted text clipped - 45 lines]
>> Thanks in advance
>> Marks.
Roland Franzius - 09 Mar 2005 19:34 GMT
Øyvind Syljuåsen schrieb:

>> Hi All,
>>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> http://www.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/index.html?lng=eng

At least now the group of MB-no-pay-car-exporters from Germany to Russia
can compile a  fine list of cars with body and owners ip numbers  to
pick cars with the right color and extras from;-)

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Roland Franzius

GT - 09 Mar 2005 22:52 GMT
>Hi All,
>
>Can anyone please help me to identify following VIN like engine model and
>year manufacture & etcs.in full:
>
>WDB1260226A098453

FYI, my (American) insurance company had to change their computer
system to support this VIN (as it is not an american model).
 
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