Smart

Smart vehicles can easily be identified from the following numbers:

 LocationVehicle identification number– stamped on the vehicle– on the type plateEngine Number– on the clutch housing, engraved on the side towards the engineGearbox Number– engraved/stamped onto the underside of the bell housingRadio number– etched onto the housing
– additional sticker on the radio

 

Vehicle Identification Number:

 Location of the VIN

Series 450 until production period September 2001 (City Coupe and City Convertible):

The VIN is stamped onto the floor on the front passenger’s side on the footrest in front of the battery well. To remove the footrest it is necessary to take up the carpet beforehand. The footrest is fastened with two fixing plates. The battery is located under the footrest.

Series 450 from production period September 2001 and Series 451:

(City-Coupe, Convertible, Crossblade and Fortwo)

The VIN is located in the boot, at the front, on the right. It is etched under the carpet in the boot, behind the front passenger’s seat (DaimlerChrysler script).

Series 452 (Roadster and Roadster Coupe):

The VIN is in boot behind the engine space-flap on the right.

Series 454 Forfour:

The VIN is under the front passenger’s seat. It is stamped onto the floor of the vehicle, under the carpet.

Appearance of the VIN

The manner of writing is sequentially, without space or arrangement signs. The VIN has an asterisk on its left and right extremities.

Lettering VIN Fortwo (451 from 2007)

The manner of writing is sequentially, without space or arrangement signs.

The VIN is covered with a self-adhesive transparent foil to protect it from corrosion.

 Visible VIN

A sticker, at the front, on the left, behind the windscreen

VIN breakdown

Production up to and including MY 2002, only for the 450 Series.

From MY 2003 – Change of VIN composition

Breakdown of the VIN on US models

Type Plate:

Location of the type plate

Series 450: Fortwo Coupe, Convertible, Crossblade

Series 451 – Fortwo

Series 452: Roadster, Roadster Coupe

Series 454 – Forfour

Form and appearance of the factory plate

The type plates are not lasered but printed. The surface is smooth.

The following data appear on the type plate:

Manufacturer/Place of manufacture (Name and country)

Colour code for Tridion safety frame, e.g. EB1

Body panel colour codes,e.g. EA4

Model

VIN check number (Federal Office for Motor Traffic [Kraftfahrt Bundesamt (KBA)]

Approval number

VIN (also as barcode)

Maximum permissible weight and axle load

On variants for certain countries (e.g. for the US market) the month and year of production

are also indicated

Engine Number:

Location of the engine number

3.1.1 Series 450 / 451 / 452

Series 454
Petrol engine (47 to 90 kW)

BRABUS petrol engine (130 kW)

Diesel engine

 

Engine number sticker

In addition to the numbers stamped onto the metal, Smart engines also have stickers on which the complete 14-character engine number is repeated. These stickers are on the top of the engine and easy to read.

Breakdown of the engine number

Breakdown of the engine number on the 450/451/452 Series
Examples

Gasoline engine	132910	2	0254209	7
Turbo-Diesel engine	660950	8	0889452	4
	1	2	3	4

1	=	Engine model
2	=	Engine plant codes
3	=	Serial number
4	=	Check digit (not part of the engine number)

 

On newer-type petrol engines, the engine number only appears as a short form (the so-called Smart engine number) of which the last four digits are identical with the 14-character engine number. (Example: 3B21 BJ4209)

Breakdown of the engine number on the 454 Series

Petrol engine (47 to 90 kW)

13	5	9	50	8	1	758239
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

 

1	=	Engine type
		13 = Petrol
2	=	Number of cylinders
		4 = 3-cylinders 5 = 4-cylinders
3	=	Engine type
		9 = Family A9
4	=	Kind of engine (Engine capacity)
		10 = 1,1 litre (47 or 55 kW 30 = 1,3 litre (66 kW) 50 = 1,5 litre (80 or 90 kW)
5	=	Manufacturing plant code
		8 = The Kölleda plant
6	=	Surpassing the million mark
		0 = 000.001 – 999.999 1 = 1.000.000 – 1.999.999
7	=	Serial number

 

Petrol engine (130 kW)

4	G	1	5	AB1234
1	2	3	4	5

1	=	Number of cylinders
		4 = 4-cylinders
2	=	Fuel type
		G = Petrol engine
3	=	Development number for the engine series
4	=	Development stage for the engine series
5	=	Serial number (2 letters + 4 numbers)

 

Diesel engines (from Daimler AG)

639	939	7	1	758239
1	2	3	4	5

 

1	=	Engine series
		639 = Diesel
2	=	Engine model
		939 = 1,5 litre engine capacity
3	=	Manufacturing plant code
		7 = The Untertürkheim plant
4	=	Surpassing the million mark
		0 = 000.001 – 999.999 1 = 1.000.000 – 1.999.999
5	=	Serial number

 

Gearbox number:

Location on the Series 450 / 451 / 452

The image shows the gearbox as installed in the cradle (subframe) of a 451 Series Smart fortwo, without the body. Access to the sticker is very difficult when the gearbox is installed.

Location on the Series 454
The gearbox number is on the front underside of the bell housing (as seen in the direction of travel) and is relatively easy to find from below. It is stamped onto the bell housing and is also found on a sticker.

Errors on the gearbox sticker on the 454 Series
The serial number has been entered wrongly on the gearbox label of diesel-engined 454 Series vehicles (Smart forfour). In this serial number range (beginning with the letter “T”) the letter “O” is placed after the serial number. The correct entry should have been “0” (zero).

All diesel-engined vehicles of this series produced in the period from July to December 2004 (roughly 11 000 vehicles) have been affected. Diesel-engined vehicles can be identified by the model code 000 or 001.

Example:

WME454000….
WME454001…

Gearboxes with part number MN 900657, starting with serial number 0041263, and Gearboxes with part number MN 130195, starting with serial number 0042500, do not contain this error.

 Radio Number:

The number of the radio installed when a car was made can be used to identify a particular vehicles

Locations in the vehicle

The radio number is on a sticker on the right-hand side of the radio. On older models it is also stamped onto the radio.

Breakdown of the radio number

VM	MUSN	8	0012060
1	2	3	4

 

1 = Code for the radio manufacturer

2 = Model code

3 Year codes (calendar years)

1998	W	2002	2	2006	6	2010	A
1999	X	2003	3	2007	7	2011	B
2000	Y	2004	4	2008	8	2012	C
2001	1	2005	5	2009	9	2013	D

 

4 = Serial number (7-digit)

Colour Code Table:

The colour code is on the type plate

Details of the colours can also be found on the optional part of the type plate using the Smart option code for the colour of the TRIDION cell and the original colour of the customised body panels (“CBS” parts).
The frame colour is entered onto the Certificate of Conformity papers. As the colour of the added on parts may vary, this is not noted in the document.
Breakdown of the Smart option code (Information cut off date 2009):

A = Tridon Cell

Smart option code	Coolour according to smart	Colour entered at the German vehicle licensing centre	Colour group at the German vehicle licensing centre
EB1	Anthracite	Black	9
EB2	Silver	grey	7
EB3	Black	Black	9
EB4	Silver	grey	7
EB5	Titan	grey	7
EB6	red	red	3

B (Customised parts)

CODE	Colour
EAA	Numeric blue
EAB	Aqua vanilla
EAC	Bay grey
EAD	450: River silver, 451: Silver metalic
EAE	Scratch black
EAF	Star blue
EAG	Jack Black
EAH	Spice red
EAI	Glance grey
EAJ	Champagne remix
EAK	Champagner
EAL	Bright yellow
EAM	Jet black
EAN	Ice white
EAO	Graphite blue
EAP	Flame red
EAQ	Deep green
EAR	Melon green
EAS	Starlight silver
EAT	Speed silver
EAU	Flare black
EAV	Ruby red
EAW	Intensiv red
EAX	Dolphin honeymilk
EAY	Sun red
EAZ	450: Frozen white, 451: Crystal white
ECA	450: Jet black, 451: Deep black
ECC	450:Diving blue, 451: Blue metalic
ECD	Dark green
ECF	Red metalic
ECG	Grey metalic
EA1	Mad red
EA2	Lite white
EA3	Hello yellow
EA4	Jack black
EA5	Aqua green
EA6	True blue
EA7	Aqua orange
EA8	Phat red
EA9	Stream green

 

Model Designations:

Model Designations (Type)

451