VIN Number details

[polosbruno]

Hi All

I am new to this very interesting forum and would be grateful if anyone could tell me the explanation(inc.Dealer,delivery,order number) of this VIN:

WDB203745********

Regards

 

[jibcl500]

VIN WDB203745********
Model C 200 KOMPRES
Chassis 2037452A208482
Engine 111955 32 271059
Transmission 722616 03 058226
Order 0 1 401 40043
Delivery date 02.08.01
Dealer Nato members sales (401)
Interior leather black or graphite (201)
Paint
744 brilliant silver metallic (с 1991)
Options
026 production test new engines (ECE-chassis with USA-engine) (с 19.06.1996)

205 owner's manual and maintenance booklet 2) (с 01.11.1971)
reference plate, coolant 2)

220 parking aid (с 01.10.1993)

287 ski inboard loading facility
through-loading feature (с 01.10.1990)

330 compartment for compact discs in centre console (с 01.05.1996)

345 rains sensor for windshield wipers (с 01.10.1993)

413 Unknown code
423 5 speed automatic transmission / nag (с 01.03.1994)

461 instrument with mileage reading and english lettering (с 01.04.1990)

486 sports chassis (с 01.04.1997)

500 outside rear view mirror left and right, folding (с 01.10.1993)

551 anti-theft/anti-break-in warning system with anti-towing system (с 01.04.1998)

580 air conditioner/Tempmatic (с 01.11.1982)

613 lamp unit, asymmetrical, l.h. traffic (с 01.02.1963)

669 spare wheel (с 01.06.1995)
spare wheel (R170)

673 high-capacity battery (с 01.01.1964)

756 radio MB Audio 10 CD with vk and RDS (с 31.10.1996)

802 Change of year of model, last figure shows new model year

833

875 heated screen wash system (с 01.02.1988)
windshield washer heated (W201)

882 passenger compartment protection/towing-off protection (with anti-theft warning system only) (с 01.07.1993)

949 equipment package mk-line (с 12.06.1997)

984 elimination of ownership certificate but with coc papers (с 01.06.1993)

989 identification label under windshield (с 01.10.1997)

 

[polosbruno]

Brilliant!!!Superfast response with all the info I need!

Thanks alot

 

[rf065]

Is it not a bit unwise to post your full VIN for everyone to see?

Is there anyone that can check mine in private?

Russ

 

[JEZ.S320L]

Is it not a bit unwise to post your full VIN for everyone to see?

Is there anyone that can check mine in private?

Russ

Here you go - http://www.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/index.html?lng=eng

 

[rf065]

Here you go - http://www.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/index.html?lng=eng

Thanks, but that only does vehicles up to 2004.

Russ

 

[JEZ.S320L]

Thanks, but that only does vehicles up to 2004.

Russ

Didn't realise that - sorry.

 

[whitenemesis]

If you PM me the VIN I can create a data card for you

 

[rf065]

If you PM me the VIN I can create a data card for you

On its way, thanks

Russ

 

[5imon]

Woo hoo! now I can clone your car!!!!!

 

[DougCLK320]

It might be a good idea for a moderator to blank-out some digits in the vin number in the first two postings.
Doug

 

[jberks]

I wouldn't worry. There are much easier ways to nick a chassis number. After all, he hasn't given us his reg number!
Alternatively, wander down to your local car park. Find the car you want to clone (right model, colour, age etc), make a note of the reg no (from the big white plaque on the front) and take the matching chassis number from the plate clearly visible under the windscreen. Go home and make your new plates. bingo.

Sometimes we can be too cautious!

 

[JEZ.S320L]

It might be a good idea for a moderator to blank-out some digits in the vin number in the first two postings.
Doug

But what about the clearly-visible (windscreen) VIN numbers of almost every car on the road?

Moderators are going to be VERY busy with bottles of Tipex.!!!

 

[DougCLK320]

But what about the clearly-visible (windscreen) VIN numbers of almost every car on the road?

Moderators are going to be VERY busy with bottles of Tipex.!!!

If you read my posting, you’ll see that it was just the VIN number I was suggesting hiding…
Whilst I know you can read a VIN number through the windscreen of almost any car, you will surely concede that it’s a lot easier for a cloner to “cut and paste” of off this forum, than to mess about with a pen and paper in a public car park.
In these days of cloning and identity theft, the less we all reveal the better…
Doug

 

[JEZ.S320L]

...............In these days of cloning and identity theft, the less we all reveal the better…
Doug

I take your point - but the Government don't seem to be too bothered about 'loosing' personal data - left, right and centre

 

[DougCLK320]

I take your point - but the Government don't seem to be too bothered about 'loosing' personal data - left, right and centre

True, but that’s what we’ve come to expect from the bunch of incompetents that govern us.
I despair that after methodically shredding anything with personal data on it, the revenue’s “professionalism” has ensured that the whole lot’s out there somewhere, on a couple of CDs.
Incidentally, why are we shipping Government IT work out to America?
Doug

 

[television]

An interesting point on the VIN number, mods on other forums do remove them.

When I ask for it, if the poster is new and cant PM, then I tell him to Edit the post once I have it, to remove the details, and we do get members from all parts of the world on here

 

[rf065]

There was a gang of car thieves in the New York area who had stolen & ringed so many cars, all Mercs, BM's etc that they had run out of VIN numbers to clone. They regularly sent 3 or 4 guys on a flight to LA to gather VINS from cars on the opposite coast in public car parks etc.
If they went to that amount of effort, a few off an internet forum would be no effort at all. It was on one of those cops under cover programs on TV a few years back, on how they brought the ring leader to justice.

Russ

 

[jberks]

in the uk anyway, a vin no is no use without the reg no it's attached to. Only if the 2 tie up will it tally with the DVLA and the cloning be effective. Otherwise you may as well just make the numbers up.
Hence, the best source will always be your local car park or dealership. If you want to be savvy, you'd just 'test drive' some for sale privately and then take the details from the original paperwork for "an hpi check". You can even get the engine number that way!
Lots of more effective methods than searching internet forums.

 

[DougCLK320]

......a vin no is no use without the reg no it's attached to.......

Maybe, or maybe not....but I'm sure users of the PNC database wouldn't agree with you.

Anyway, If I asked you for your current account PIN number, you - quite rightly - would tell me to get lost (even though without your account number this information would be totally useless).

In the same way, if some random person asked for my date of birth or maybe my NI number - they’d get short shrift too.
One individual piece of information may not be sufficient to put you at risk….but why would anyone volunteer their private/personal information unnecessarily?
Call me paranoid, but (IMO) the less people you give personal information to - the better.
Doug