37 prefixes
Mercedes-Benz VIN decoder
Put a Mercedes-Benz VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Mercedes-Benz can start with.
Where a Mercedes-Benz VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Mercedes-Benz vehicles carry 37 of them, spread across 4 countries of manufacture, because the same model can be built on more than one continent. The prefix tells you which plant lineage built the car before you decode anything else.
| Prefix | Manufacturer of record | Vehicle type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1MB | MERCEDES-BENZ TRUCK COMPANY INC | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4JG | MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 55S | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 8BN | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC (SPRINTER) | Incomplete Vehicle | ARGENTINA |
| 8BR | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC (SPRINTER) | Bus | ARGENTINA |
| 8BT | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC (SPRINTER) | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | ARGENTINA |
| 8BU | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC (SPRINTER) | Truck | ARGENTINA |
| 9DB | MERCEDES-BENZ TRUCK COMPANY INC | Truck | BRAZIL |
| W1A | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Passenger Car | not stated |
| W1H | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Truck | GERMANY |
| W1K | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS | Passenger Car | GERMANY |
| W1L | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Passenger Car | not stated |
| W1M | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Passenger Car | not stated |
| W1N | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | GERMANY |
| W1P | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | not stated |
| W1R | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | not stated |
| W1W | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | GERMANY |
| W1X | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Incomplete Vehicle | GERMANY |
| W1Y | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Truck | GERMANY |
| W1Z | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Bus | GERMANY |
| W2W | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | GERMANY |
| W2X | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Incomplete Vehicle | GERMANY |
| W2Y | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Truck | GERMANY |
| W2Z | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Bus | GERMANY |
| WD0 | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| WD3 | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Truck | GERMANY |
| WD4 | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | GERMANY |
| WD8 | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| WDA | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Incomplete Vehicle | GERMANY |
| WDB | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS | Passenger Car | GERMANY |
| WDC | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | GERMANY |
| WDD | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS | Passenger Car | GERMANY |
| WDW | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Bus | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| WDX | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| WDZ | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC (SPRINTER) | Bus | GERMANY |
| WME | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS | Passenger Car | GERMANY |
| WYB | MERCEDES-BENZ, AG | Truck | GERMANY |
What Mercedes-Benz stamps them on
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)10
- Truck9
- Passenger Car8
- Incomplete Vehicle5
- Bus5
Current Mercedes-Benz models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- AMG GT
- C-Class
- CLA-Class
- CLE
- E-Class
- EQB-Class
- EQE-Class SUV
- EQE-Class Sedan
- EQS-Class SUV
- EQS-Class Sedan
- G-Class
- GLA-Class
- GLB-Class
- GLC-Class
- GLE-Class
- GLS-Class
- S-Class
- SL-Class
- Sprinter
- eSprinter
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.