Factory build sheet
1999 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E55
Build WDBJF74H-X · 5.5L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WDBJF74H and position 10 reads X. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every E-Class whose VIN starts WDBJF74H and carries X in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 57 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 57 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
- 5.5 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- MB
- Horsepower
- 349 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- 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.
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 | JF74H | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | X | Model year — 1999 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
57 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WDBJF74H-X shares the specification above.
- 57 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- WDBJF74H 6XA847121
- WDBJF74H 8XA934471
- WDBJF74H 4XA860837
- WDBJF74H 2XA936295
- WDBJF74H 3XA937567
- WDBJF74H XXA888447
- WDBJF74H 1XA940287
- WDBJF74H 8XA928914
- WDBJF74H 7XA839531
- WDBJF74H XXA892482
- WDBJF74H 0XA825468
- WDBJF74H 5XA822873
- WDBJF74H 6XA822333
- WDBJF74H 2XA925815
- WDBJF74H 4XA946293
- WDBJF74H XXA929398
- WDBJF74H 4XA944625
- WDBJF74H 4XA832620
- WDBJF74H 8XA922191
- WDBJF74H 4XA939893
- WDBJF74H 5XA896472
- WDBJF74H 7XA941766
- WDBJF74H 1XA822188
- WDBJF74H 9XA839398
- WDBJF74H 7XA925857
- WDBJF74H 5XA935500
- WDBJF74H 3XA916444
- WDBJF74H 6XA830965
- WDBJF74H 0XA866926
- WDBJF74H 9XA828711
- WDBJF74H 3XA888502
- WDBJF74H XXA911399
- WDBJF74H 2XA951184
- WDBJF74H 2XA893450
- WDBJF74H 1XA932982
- WDBJF74H 5XA861785
- WDBJF74H 7XA944280
- WDBJF74H XXA784430
- WDBJF74H 5XA942897
- WDBJF74H 1XA928107
- WDBJF74H 6XA952161
- WDBJF74H XXA866237
- WDBJF74H 4XA913777
- WDBJF74H 7XA878068
- WDBJF74H 9XA908980
- WDBJF74H 2XA916046
- WDBJF74H 6XA950555
- WDBJF74H 9XA792194
- WDBJF74H 1XA824734
- WDBJF74H 6XA861150
- WDBJF74H 7XA783977
- WDBJF74H 4XA781121
- WDBJF74H 0XA917518
- WDBJF74H 9XA787027
- WDBJF74H XXA867646
- WDBJF74H 3XA774712
- WDBJF74H 9XA917839
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the E-Class, 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 57 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.