Hi guys, Went to the dealer to buy new sway bar bushings and they said my vin doesn't exist, how can this be? The vin on the plate in front of the radiator is the same as the one on the firewall!!

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Mercedes fanatic

1985 200D (w124) and totaled 190D

post it so we can check

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1967 250 S
1967 280SE
1968 250S
1971 280 SE
1973 220
1974 280 S
1975 450 SEL
1976 220 D
1979 300SD
1983 300 SD
1985 230 TE euro
1986 280SL
1986 500 SEL euro
1986 190E 2.3
1990 300 SE
2003 C230 K
2004 C230 K
1987 560SEL
1987 300SDL now in canada
2005 C230
1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON
1993 190E 2.6
300TD Former daily driver Totaled
current:
R320 CDI
Ram 2500 Cummins

Here you go:

WDB1241201A035139

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Mercedes fanatic

1985 200D (w124) and totaled 190D

MB Russian VIN decoder comes up with this:

Datacard for VIN WDB1241201A035139 is not found
1) VIN was misspelled in the request form;
2) VIN was erroneously read from vehicle body or documents;
3) VIN is not of an original vehicle and was forged by criminals;
4) The vehicle was produced in late 2005 or 2006, and is not included yet in our database

Being a 124, we can eliminate #4. I copy/pasted from your post, so we can eliminate #1. I'd hope you have double-checked on #2. Hopefully, then, it's not the case of #3.

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99 E300 TD -- sold
01 540i 6 spd

According the to russian MB site that is invalid. I am willing to bet its stolen.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

i checked several times and it's the same number as the one on the firewall, is there other place on the body where i can check?

Am I a criminal??????????????????

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Mercedes fanatic

1985 200D (w124) and totaled 190D

The one on the firewall is the only one visible to the authorities, so if I were a criminal that's the one I would forge.

Cross-check it with the one on the manufacturing plate (driver's door pillar, should say "Daimler-Benz AG Stuttgart" at the top), there is usually one on the trunk lid behind the license plate as well.

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99 E300 TD -- sold
01 540i 6 spd

mercedes epc doesn't say it is invalid, just that the data card is not available

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1967 250 S
1967 280SE
1968 250S
1971 280 SE
1973 220
1974 280 S
1975 450 SEL
1976 220 D
1979 300SD
1983 300 SD
1985 230 TE euro
1986 280SL
1986 500 SEL euro
1986 190E 2.3
1990 300 SE
2003 C230 K
2004 C230 K
1987 560SEL
1987 300SDL now in canada
2005 C230
1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON
1993 190E 2.6
300TD Former daily driver Totaled
current:
R320 CDI
Ram 2500 Cummins

What color is the car?

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Diamond Blue, why?

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Mercedes fanatic

1985 200D (w124) and totaled 190D

I note that you are in Portugal, so most of the folks here will only have access to MBUSA information.....

There is a thread here someplace relating to a car that had a similar problem....it turned out that it was from South Africa, and was shipped there in parts and assembled there.......

Your car is way too new to have been in Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique).....I was there several times before and after the Portuguese left, and the Portuguese took everything of value with them, including the coins......

I would write a letter to Daimler Benz, Stuttgart and ask them......

SB

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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG

That´s a good idea, I only know that this car was imported from France around the year 2001...

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Mercedes fanatic

1985 200D (w124) and totaled 190D

You might include a pencil rubbing of the VIN as it appears on one of the number plates of the car. This would help eliminate their concern of error in VIN transcription.

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1961 190Db retired
1968 220D/8 325,000
1983 300D 164,150

BODY NUMBER AND PAINT CODE: This plate is located on the radiator support frame and contains the paint code.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN): The VIN number is located on the left side windshield and on the left front door post.

ENGINE NUMBER: This is stamped into the engine block on the right side of the engine looking into the engine compartment below the cylinder head. There is also a plate fastened to the block with the engine model and complete engine serial number.





http://www.mbwholesaleparts.com/fmpc/static/service.jsp

http://www.mbcoupes.com/vinnumbers/vinnumbers.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20011214090429/http://www.mbspares.com.au/whatmodel.html


BTW the W124 200D was never available in NA. It's a Euro model only.
124.120 1985–1989 200D 2.0 L OM601 Diesel I4 sedan
72-horsepower (1997cc 4-cylinder N/A diesel)
Do you have a 4 speed manual Trans. in your car?

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I don't think Euros have the a-pillar VIN tag.

140s have the VIN stamped in the front passenger seat crossmember under a flap of carpet. Maybe 124s have this as well?

Sixto
93 300SD 3.0 - comatose