Factory build sheet
1997 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL600 129
Build WDBFA76F-V · 6L 12cyl · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WDBFA76F and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every SL-Class whose VIN starts WDBFA76F and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 40 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 40 known VINs
- 1 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
- 6 L
- Cylinders
- 12
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz
- Horsepower
- 389 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Convertible/Cabriolet
- 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 WDBFA76F for 6 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 | FA76F | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
40 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WDBFA76F-V shares the specification above.
- 40 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- WDBFA76F 9VF147593
- WDBFA76F 0VF144727
- WDBFA76F 2VF153171
- WDBFA76F 4VF144729
- WDBFA76F XVF146789
- WDBFA76F 5VF153696
- WDBFA76F 9VF145035
- WDBFA76F 3VF141949
- WDBFA76F 9VF144872
- WDBFA76F 0VF151158
- WDBFA76F 1VF149144
- WDBFA76F 0VF149474
- WDBFA76F XVF146596
- WDBFA76F 0VF143254
- WDBFA76F 7VF146166
- WDBFA76F 1VF149709
- WDBFA76F 2VF150481
- WDBFA76F 6VF148328
- WDBFA76F 5VF149891
- WDBFA76F 4VF146710
- WDBFA76F 5VF147834
- WDBFA76F 2VF143532
- WDBFA76F 9VF151241
- WDBFA76F 8VF147732
- WDBFA76F 0VF151211
- WDBFA76F 6VF143274
- WDBFA76F 0VF153217
- WDBFA76F XVF154102
- WDBFA76F 6VF151102
- WDBFA76F 3VF148576
- WDBFA76F 3VF151039
- WDBFA76F 3VF144415
- WDBFA76F 1VF153274
- WDBFA76F 7VF145776
- WDBFA76F 1VF143361
- WDBFA76F XVF150132
- WDBFA76F 8VF145110
- WDBFA76F 6VF150127
- WDBFA76F 1VF152514
- WDBFA76F 3VF153941
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the SL-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.
- 1998 SL500 5L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 718 vehicles · $15,500 median
- 1998 SL600 6L 12-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 51 vehicles
- 1999 SL500 5L 8-cyl 929 vehicles · $16,900 median
- 2000 SL500 5L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 526 vehicles · $12,995 median
- 2001 SL600 6L 12-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 20 vehicles
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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 40 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.