1.3.1 Until MY 1999
WMA A01 2216 B 123456
1 2 3 4
1 =   World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI)
WMA = MAN
2   =   Vehicle number
A 01 = Type code (Type Code Annex)
2216 = Intratype serial number
3  =  Assembly Plant
B = Salzgitter
C = Salzgitter
F = Starachowice (Poland)
H = Salzgitter
J = Salzgitter
L = Vienna
R = Tarnowo Podgorne (Poland)
S = Salzgitter
T = Ankara Turkey
3 = Stuttgart
4 = Pilsting
5 = Plauen
6 = Maribor
4   =   Serial number