The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 4JG is assigned to Mercedes-Benz, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 4JG decodes to Mercedes-Benz. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 4JG.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 4JG (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 4) |
| Models seen here | GLE |
Mercedes-Benz test VINs · Decode a 4JG VIN →
After the 4JG WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
4JG is a Mercedes-Benz WMI. Every VIN beginning with 4JG was built by Mercedes-Benz and decodes to that make.
The first character 4 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 4JG WMI, so a decoder returns Mercedes-Benz. No real vehicle's VIN is used.