1.4.1 Breakdown of the VIN for the european Market
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| WDB |
461 |
3 |
36 |
1 |
7 |
109987 |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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| 1 = World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI) |
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| WDB |
= |
West Germany Daimler-Benz |
| VAG |
= |
Puch |
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| 2 = Series |
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| 460 |
= |
old, basic version (2/1979 – 10/1989) |
| 461 |
= |
basic version of the 463 Series (from 4/92; no longer produced for civilian clients, now only for the military, police, forestry etc.) |
| 463 |
= |
Comfort version (from 10/1989) |
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| 3 = Engine |
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| 2 |
= |
Gasoline engine |
| 3 |
= |
Diesel engine |
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| 4 = Engine |
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| 5 = Steering |
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| 6 = Production Plant |
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| 7 |
= |
Graz (until October 1998) |
| X |
= |
Graz (from October 1998) |
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| 7 = Serial number |
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On the Steyr-Puch model the consecutive VIN begins with a “9”.
On Mercedes-Benz models it begins with “1”. |
