Factory build sheet
1993 Mercedes-Benz 400 400SEL
Build WDBGA43E-P · 4.2L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WDBGA43E and position 10 reads P. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 400 whose VIN starts WDBGA43E and carries P in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 122 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 122 known VINs
- 3 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
- 4.2 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz
- Horsepower
- 275 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ CARS
The same build, other model years
Mercedes-Benz used the VIN pattern WDBGA43E for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | GA43E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | P | Model year — 1993 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
122 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WDBGA43E-P shares the specification above.
- 122 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 400, 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 122 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.