Vehicle identification number - AH60.00-P-0800-02A
All EU vehicles
The vehicle identification number starts and ends with the "Mercedes star" (trademark) and has 19 punched numbers with a total length of 106 +/-4 mm.
If, in case of repair, the area where the vehicle identification number has been embossed is replaced, it is necessary to punch it in at the same point.
This involves a change to the vehicle which is subject to compulsory notification. In the Federal Republic of Germany immediately inform motor vehicle registration authorities in writing.
The vehicle holder is required to complete a certificate for the vehicle licensing authority which indicates that the vehicle identification number has been re-stamped after completing body repairs.
As prove, the original vehicle identification number cut out of the old part, may also be enclosed.
A vehicle identification number incompletely punched in by the workshop must be crossed out and pinched in correctly in the spare field on the right crossmember, the right side of the drive shaft tunnel, the rear partition wall or the firewall.
This procedure should be noted additionally in the certificate for the vehicle licensing authority as follows:
"The incorrectly or incompletely punched vehicle identification number was crossed out and the correct vehicle identification number punched in the spare field."
Export countries must observe their relevant vehicle licensing provisions and legal regulations.