Every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (2019–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the W1W WMI. The Sprinter is a diesel van; this page shows what each character of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the Sprinter.
Each sample below is built from the real W1W WMI and the Sprinter's descriptor, so it decodes to a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample W1W4EBHY1KP305157 — a 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | W1W | Marks the VIN as Mercedes-Benz, built in Germany |
| 4–8 | VDS | 4EBHY | Descriptor for the Sprinter — van body, diesel powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 1 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | P | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 305157 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VIN read W1W — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Mercedes-Benz, assembled in Germany (Europe). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (4EBHY in our seed) describe the Sprinter itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Sprinter, 2019 is code K and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VIN is 17 characters starting with the W1W WMI, for example W1W4EBHY1KP305157. Positions 4–8 describe the Sprinter, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: W1W is the Mercedes-Benz WMI, positions 4–8 are the Sprinter descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The Sprinter in our seed uses the W1W WMI (Germany). Any VIN beginning with W1W decodes to Mercedes-Benz.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Mercedes-Benz W1W WMI, and carry the Sprinter's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. No real vehicle's VIN is used.