Factory build sheet
2001 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S500
Build WDBNG75J-1 · 5L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WDBNG75J and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every S-Class whose VIN starts WDBNG75J and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 966 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 966 known VINs
- 14 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 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- MB
- Horsepower
- 302 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$6,885 median asking price · 26 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,899 Top 2% of listings $14,212
The same build, other model years
Mercedes-Benz used the VIN pattern WDBNG75J for 6 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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2001 You are here code 1 $6,885
- 2002 S500 Base, Guard 5L 8cyl Sedan · 797 vehicles code 2 $6,890
- 2003 S500 5L 8cyl Sedan · 583 vehicles code 3 $8,500
- 2004 S500 5L 8cyl Sedan · 528 vehicles code 4 $8,795
- 2005 S500 5L 8cyl Sedan · 409 vehicles code 5 $6,850
- 2006 S500 5L 8cyl Sedan · 617 vehicles code 6 $6,148
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 | NG75J | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
966 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WDBNG75J-1 shares the specification above.
- 966 Known VINs
- 14 Listed for sale now
- 26 Priced listings
- $6,885 Median asking
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 S-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.
- 2001 S600 6L 12-cyl · Sedan saloon 113 vehicles · $7,079 median
- 2002 S430 4.3L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,167 vehicles · $4,200 median
- 2002 S 55 AMG 5.5L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 139 vehicles · $7,800 median
- 2002 S600 6L 12-cyl · Sedan saloon 95 vehicles
- 2003 S500 5L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 583 vehicles · $8,500 median
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 26 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 966 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.