Factory build sheet
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300 CE 124
Build WDBEA51D-L · 3L 6cyl · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WDBEA51D and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 300 whose VIN starts WDBEA51D and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Mercedes-Benz with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz
- Turbocharged
- No
- Horsepower
- 217 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ CARS
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Mercedes-Benz used the VIN pattern WDBEA51D for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1990 You are here code L
- 1991 CE 124 3L 6cyl Coupe · 43 vehicles code M
- 1992 300CE 3L 6cyl Coupe · 32 vehicles code N
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WDB | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | EA51D | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 1990 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WDBEA51D-L shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- WDBEA51D 9LB143943
- WDBEA51D 1LB173504
- WDBEA51D 5LB128727
- WDBEA51D 0LB244241
- WDBEA51D 3LB236764
- WDBEA51D 0LB155009
- WDBEA51D 4LB138620
- WDBEA51D 1LB137862
- WDBEA51D 9LB134899
- WDBEA51D 3LB226154
- WDBEA51D 8LB235707
- WDBEA51D 2LB091135
- WDBEA51D 6LB080946
- WDBEA51D 0LB124343
- WDBEA51D 9LB221525
- WDBEA51D 7LB137591
- WDBEA51D 4LB180611
- WDBEA51D 1LB192974
- WDBEA51D 1LB244717
- WDBEA51D 0LB244384
- WDBEA51D 3LB185220
- WDBEA51D 5LB241786
- WDBEA51D 7LB252160
- WDBEA51D 0LB142177
- WDBEA51D XLB137035
- WDBEA51D 2LB120052
- WDBEA51D 6LB147139
- WDBEA51D 0LB253876
- WDBEA51D 4LB196436
- WDBEA51D 5LB195103
- WDBEA51D 7LB092653
- WDBEA51D XLB214700
- WDBEA51D 2LB184902
- WDBEA51D XLB203387
- WDBEA51D 8LB132643
- WDBEA51D 9LB116774
- WDBEA51D 5LB176535
- WDBEA51D 9LB144090
- WDBEA51D 0LB167029
- WDBEA51D 7LB159249
- WDBEA51D 9LB109002
- WDBEA51D 8LB153671
- WDBEA51D 9LB214073
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 300, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.