I interested in conducting a vin check on my 1979 450Sl but my title, door sticker and window pillar only list 14 numbers but there should be 17 is this normal ? Or should I be looking somewhere else for the info.
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Originally Posted by eclark
I interested in conducting a vin check on my 1979 450Sl but my title, door sticker and window pillar only list 14 numbers but there should be 17 is this normal ? Or should I be looking somewhere else for the info.
Everett
Everett,
The MB Club in Russia has put up a VIN decoder that might be useful to you. It will give you everything that came with the car as new.
I interested in conducting a vin check on my 1979 450Sl but my title, door sticker and window pillar only list 14 numbers but there should be 17 is this normal ? Or should I be looking somewhere else for the info.
Everett
The W stands for the country of origin, Germany. The DB is for Diamler-Benz, the manufacturer. These 3 extra digits (alphanumeric) were agreed to in about 1978, but not fully instituted till much later in some cases. My insurance company did not have a clue, but took my money anyway. Your 107 should have the chassis numbers at these locations. Attachment 109976 and may or may not, probably not, include the added WDB
The engine # is located in a difficult position, as was pointed out in an earlier post, grab a mirror and some cleaner (non-alloy corrosive), and verify if you must. Misalignment of any, could indicate replacement. None of the plates should match the color of the body "I Think......."
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WDB and happy holidays to all 
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