List of Mercedes-Benz trucks
The following is a list of trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz.
1926–1944
change1st generation, with the 4 cylinder engines (1926–1929)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | Truck weight | Payload |
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M 14 | 4-3680 | 45 HP | 2.0 t | 1.5 t |
1926–1927 | Typ 33
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M 2 | 4-5750 | 55 HP | 3.6–3.9 t | 2.5 t |
1926–1929 | Typ 34 | M 5 | 4-8140 | 70 HP | 5.4 t | 5 t |
2nd generation, with the 6 cylinder engines (1927–1931)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | Truck weight | Payload |
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M 16 | 6-3920 | 55 HP | 2.7 t | 2.5 t |
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M 26 | 6-7070 | 70 HP | 4.0 t | 3.0–4.0 t |
1928–1931 | Typ 36 |
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1928–1930 | Typ 39 |
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Typ 39 | N56 (Niederwagen 8½ Tonnen)[4] |
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3rd generation (1930–1932)
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M 32 | 6-3920 | 55 HP | 2.4 t | 2.0 t |
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M 16 | 6-3920 | 60 HP | 2.7 t | 2.5 t | |
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M 56 | 6-4160 | 70 HP | 3.0 t |
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M 36 | 6-7790 | 100 HP | 4.1 t | 3.5–4.0 t | |
Typ L 35 | L 5000 |
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1930–1933 | L 8500 (6x4) |
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L3/4 and L1000 Express (1927–1936)
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1929–1936 | Typ 37 | L 1000[7] | M 11 | 6-2581 | 50 HP | 1.0 t |
Light trucks (1932–1941)
change1st generation (1932–1935)
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1932–1935 | Typ L 60 |
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Typ L 64 | Lo 3500[9] |
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2nd generation (1935–1937)
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1935–1937 | Typ L 60 |
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Typ L 64 | Lo 3750 |
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3rd generation (1937–1941)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | Truck weight | Payload |
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1937–1940 | Typ L 60 |
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1937–1941 | Typ L 64 | L 3750
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Semitrailer tractors (1932–1938)
changeMercedes-Benz semitrailer tractor family was developed from Mercedes-Benz Lo2000-Lo3750 trucks.[10][11]
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1934–1937 | Typ L 60 | LZ 4000[5] |
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1932–1938 | Typ L 59 | LZ 6000[9] |
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L5000 (1932–1936)
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1932–1934 | Typ L 35 | L 5000 |
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1934–1936 | Typ L 35 | L 5000 |
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Heavy-duty trucks (1934–1939)
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1932–1934 | Typ N 56 | L 8500 (6x4) |
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1934–1936 | Typ N 56 | L 8500 (6x4) | OM 54 | 6-12520 | 150 HP | 8.0 t | 8.5 t |
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LG and LR (1934–1944)
changeLG means Lastwagen Gelandewagen (off-road truck). LR means Lastwagen Raupenfahrzeug (caterpillar truck).
Mercedes-Benz LG65/2 and LG65/4 were experimental models.
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1934–1935 | Typ LG 65/2 | LG 2000 | OM 67 | 6-7440 | 95 HP | 2.0–2.6 t | |
1936–1939 | Typ LG 65/3 | LG 2500 (6x6) | OM 67 | 6-7440 | 95 HP | 2.3–2.5 t | |
1934–1935 | Typ LG 65/4 | LG 3000 (8x8) | OM 65 | 4-4940 | 65 HP | 3.3–4.3 t | |
1935–1938 | Typ LG 63 | L 3000 (6x4)[14] | OM 67 | 6-7440 | 95 HP | 5.7 t | 2.0–3.0 t |
1937–1939 | Typ LG 68 | LG 4000 | OM 67 | 6-7440 | 95 HP | 6.6 t | 2.7–3.7 t |
1936–1939 | Typ LR 75 | LR 75[15] | M 142 | 6-3208 | 65 HP | 2.1 t | 0.8 t |
1943–1944 | Typ LR 303 | L 4500 R Maultier | OM 67/4 | 6-7270 | 112 HP | 7.7 t | 4.5 t |
L1100, L1500, and L2000 (1936–1941)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | Truck weight | Payload |
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1936–1941 | Typ L 70 | L 1100[13] |
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1937–1941 | Typ L 70 | L 1500[16] |
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1937–1940 | Typ L 81 | L 2000 L (light) | M 142 | 4-3210 | 65 HP | 2.0 t | 2.0 t |
L1500, L3000, and L4500 (1939–1944)
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1941–1944 | Typ L 301 | L 1500 A/S[17] | M 159 | 6-2594 | 60 HP | 2.2–2.5 t | 1.4–1.7 t |
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1939–1944 | Typ L 303 | L 4500 A/S[19] | OM 67/4 | 6-7270 | 112 HP | 5.3 t | 4.5 t |
1945–1960
changeThe immediate post-war era was marked by rebuilding the trucking industry. In the mid-fifties, however, Germany's first federal transport minister Hans-Christoph Seebohm enacted a number of laws promoting the Bundesbahn at the expense of the trucking industry. Severe weight and dimension restrictions were particularly harmful to export-dependent Mercedes-Benz, as they had to develop duplicate truck lineups - one for export, and one for the restricted German market.[20] These restrictions were eased beginning in 1960, leaving Mercedes-Benz free to focus their efforts on a unified lineup once again.
L4500 (1945–1961)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | GVW | Payload |
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1945–1948 | 303 | L 4500[21] | OM 67/4 | 6-7270 | 112 HP | 10.5 t | 4.5 t |
1948–1952 | 303 | L 5000[22] | OM 67/4 | 6-7270 | 112 HP | 10.5 t | 5.0 t |
1952–1953 | 303 | L 5500[23] | OM 67/8 | 6-7270 | 120 HP | 11 t | 5.5 t |
1953–1957 | 325 | L 5500[24]/ L 325 | OM 325 | 6-7270 | 125 HP | 11.3–12 t | 5.9–6.6 t |
1957–1961 | 330 | L 330 (export) | OM 315 | 6-8280 | 125 HP | 12–13 t | 6.6–7.6 t |
L3500/L4500 (1949–1961)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | GVW | Payload |
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1949–1950 | 311 | L 3250[25] | OM 312[26] | 6-4580 | 90 HP | 6.5 t | 3.25 t |
1950–1961 | 311 | L/LP 3500[27] / L/LP 311 | OM 312[26] | 6-4580 | 90–100 HP | 6.7 t | 3.5 t |
1953–1961 | 312 | L/LP 4500[28] / L/LP 312 | OM 312[26] | 6-4580 | 90–100 HP | 8.5 t | 4.5 t |
1957–1959 | 321 | L/LP 321[29] | OM 321[26] | 6-5100 | 110 HP | 9.3 t | 5.2–5.4 t |
L6600 (1950–1962)
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1950–1958 | 304 | L 6600[30] / L/LP 315[31] | OM 315 | 6-8280 | 145 HP | 12.6 t | 6.6 t |
1957–1958 | 326 | L/LP 326[32] | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 192–200 HP | 16 t | 8.6 t |
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1957–1959 | 331 | L/LP 331 (export) | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 150–172 HP | 15 t | 8 t |
1958–1962 | 332 | L/LP 332 (export) | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 172 HP | 17.5 t | 11 t |
334 | L/LP 334 (export) | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 192–200 HP | 19 t | 12 t |
The nomenclature: In 1954 the old four-digit model series designation (indicated the payload in kilograms), was replaced by a three-digit model series designation, which basically corresponded to Mercedes-Benz internal model designations (in-house design codes). This nomenclature have been used for almost 10 years, from 1954 till 1963.
A cab-over-engine versions of most of the trucks were also available from 1954. For example, LP4500[33] (1954) and LP315[34] (1955). However, there was only a single model which existed only as a cab-over-engine version, "the Millipede" (LP 333).
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1958–1961 | 333 | LP 333[35] | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 200 HP |
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1960s
changeKurzhauber (1959–1988)
changeCab-over-engine versions (LP) of most of the trucks were also available; the cabins were built by Wackenhut until the introduction of the "cubic" cab LP-series.
1st generation (OM312, OM321, OM322 engines), 1959–1963
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1961–1963 | 323 | L/LP 323 | OM 312 | 6-4580 | 100 HP | 7.5 t | 4 t |
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2nd generation (OM352 engine), 1963–1970
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | GVW | Payload |
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1963–1970 | 323 | L/LP 710 | OM 352[37] | 6-5675 | 100 HP | 7.5 t | 4 t |
1963–1969 | 328 | L/LP 911 | OM 352[37] | 6-5675 | 110 HP | 9 t | 5 t |
322 | L/LP 1113[37] | OM 352[37] | 6-5675 | 126 HP | 10.5t | 6.5 t | |
327 | L/LP 1413 | OM 352[37] | 6-5675 | 126 HP | 14 t | 9 t |
The nomenclature: In 1963 for simplification a new index system was introduced: a four-digit model series designation, where the first one or two first digits indicate the rounded GVW in tones, and the last two figures - the engine power to tens of horsepower. This index system is in use until now.
3rd generation (OM352 and OM 360 engines), 1967–1988
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1968–1988 | 353 | L 911 B | OM 352 | 6-5675 | 110 HP | 9 t | 5 t |
358 | L 1113 B | OM 352 | 6-5675 | 130 HP | 11 t | 7 t | |
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Kurzhauber with longer hood (1959-1988)
changeThe cab-over-engine versions (LP) of most of the trucks were also available.
1st generation (OM326 engine), 1959–1963
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | N cylinders-volume | Horsepower | GVW | Payload |
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1959–1960 | 337 | L/LP 337 | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 172 HP | 12 t | 7 t |
1960–1963 | 338 | L/LP 338 | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 13.5 t | 8 t |
1962–1963 | 339 | LA 329 B | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 14.8t | |
1962–1962 | 348 | L 332 B | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 19 t | 11.5 t |
1963–1963 | 349 | L 332 C | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 19 t | 11.5 t |
349 | L 331 B | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 16.5 t | 9 t | |
1960–1963 | 335 | L/LP 334 B | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 192-200 HP | 16 t | 9 t |
1962–1963 | 336 | L/LP 334 C | OM 326 | 6-10810 | 192-200 HP | 19 t | 12 t |
2nd generation (OM346 engine), 1963–1970
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1963–1968 | 338 | L/LP 1418 | OM 346 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 14 t | 8 t |
339 | LA 1518 (LA 329 B) | OM 346 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 14.8 t | ||
1963–1970 | 349 | L 1618 (L 331 B) | OM 346 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 16.5 t | 9 t |
1963–1969 | 349 | L 1918 (L 332 C) | OM 346 | 6-10810 | 180 HP | 19 t | 11.5 t |
1963–1967 | 335 | L/LP 1620 (L/LP 334 B) | OM 346 | 6-10810 | 210 HP | 16 t | 9 t |
1963–1970 | 336 | L/LP 1920 (L/LP 334 C) | OM 346 | 6-10810 | 210 HP | 19 t | 12 t |
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changeLP versions - see below.
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1967–1970 | 335 | L 1623 | OM 355 | 6-11580 | 230 HP | 16 t | 8.5 t |
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Light range trucks (1965–1984)
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Medium range trucks (1965–1976)
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Heavy range trucks (1963–1977)
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1968–1970 | 370 | LP 1619 | OM 360 | 6-10810 | 192 HP | 16 t | 9 t |
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1970–1980s
changeNew Generation (1974–1988)
change1st generation (NG74)
changeYears | Internal designations (BM) | Sales designations | Engine | Horsepower | GVW |
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1974–1984 | 380 | 1013, 1017, 1019 | OM 352, OM 401 | 130-190 HP | 10 t |
381 | 1213, 1217, 1219 | OM 352, OM 401 | 130-190 HP | 12 t | |
383 | 1413, 1417, 1419, 1424 | OM 352, OM 401, OM 402 | 130-240 HP | 14 t | |
385 | 1613, 1617, 1619, 1624, 2219, 2224 | OM 352, OM 401, OM 402 | 130-240 HP | 16 t, 22 t | |
387 | 1626, 1632, 1719, 1732 | OM 401, OM 402 | 260-320 HP | 16 t, 17 t | |
389 | 1919, 1926, 1932 | OM 401, OM 402 | 190-320 HP | 19 t | |
391 | 2026 S, 2032 S | OM 402, OM 403 | 260-320 HP | 20 t | |
393 | 2226, 2232 | OM 402, OM 403 | 260-320 HP | 22 t | |
395 | 2626, 2632 | OM 402, OM 403 | 260-320 HP | 26 t |
2nd and 3rd generations (NG80, 1980–1985 and NG85, 1985–1988)
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1980–1988 | 615 | 1214, 1217, 1220, 1222, 1225 |
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616 | 1414, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1422, 1425 |
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617 | 1614, 1617, 1619, 1620, 1622, 1625 |
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619 | 2219, 2220, 2222, 2225 |
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620 | 1628, 1633, 1635, 1636, 1638, 1644 |
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621 | 1922, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1938 |
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622 | 2028 LS, 2033 LS, 2036 LS | OM 422 | 280-360 HP | 20 t | |
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625 | 3850 | OM 423 | 500 HP | 38 t |
1990s
change- Mercedes-Benz SK (Schwere Klasse)
- Mercedes-Benz MB700 (coe)
- Mercedes-Benz MB800 (Built by Mercedes-Benz Türk since 1996, this five-ton cab-over truck uses an Indonesian cabin, a Brazilian engine, and a Spanish transmission)[39]
2000s
change- Mercedes-Benz Atego - light truck from 7 to 16 tonnes
- Mercedes-Benz Axor - mid-sized truck from 18 to 26 tonnes in rigid and articulated
- Mercedes-Benz Actros - heavy duty rigid and premium articulated — 18 to 25 tonnes
- Mercedes-Benz Atron
- Mercedes-Benz Econic - low floor version of the Axor for refuse and specialist applications
- Mercedes-Benz Unimog - for special purpose applications and transport across extreme terrain
- Mercedes-Benz Zetros - off-road truck for extreme operations
- 1828L (F581) Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre
- 1517L Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre
- Mercedes-Benz Arocs
- Mercedes-Benz Antos
2013[40]
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900 | 310 CDI, 510 CDI | M651 D22 | ||
1995–2006 | 901 | T1N | Sprinter 2... | M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611 |
902 | T1N | Sprinter 2... | M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611, OM 612 | |
903 | T1N | Sprinter 3... | M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611, OM 612 | |
904 | T1N | Sprinter 4... | M 111, OM 601, OM 602, OM 611, OM 612 | |
905 | T1N | Sprinter 6... | OM 612 | |
2007–present | 906 | NCV3 | Sprinter II | M 271, M 272, OM 642, OM 646, OM 651 |
2013–present | 909 | T1N | Sprinter (Russland) | OM 646 |
2002–2011 | 930 | SKN | Actros "MP2, MP3", rigid | OM 501, OM 502 |
932 | SKN | Actros "MP2, MP3", dumper (K) | OM 501, OM 502 | |
933 | SKN | Actros "MP2, MP3", concrete mixer (B) | OM 501, OM 502 | |
934 | SKN | Actros "MP2, MP3", tractor (S, LS) | OM 501, OM 502 | |
2001–2013 | 940 | SKN-C
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Axor, rigid | OM 457 |
942 | SKN-C
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Axor, dumper (K) | OM 457 | |
943 | SKN-C
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Axor, concrete mixer (B) | OM 457 | |
944 | SKN-C
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Axor, tractor (S, LS) | OM 457 | |
2009–present | 949 | Zetros | OM 926 | |
1996–2002 | 950 |
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2013–present | 956 | Econic (II) | OM 936 | |
1998–2013 | 957 | Econic | OM 906, OM 926 | |
958 | Atego, Axor (Brazil) | OM 457, OM 904, OM 924 | ||
2011–present | 963 | Actros ("new"), Antos | OM 470, OM 471, OM 473, OM 936 | |
2012–present | 964 | Arocs | OM 470, OM 471, OM 473, OM 936 | |
2013–present | 967 | Atego | OM 934, OM 936 | |
1998–2013 | 970 | LKN | Atego, rigid | OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926 |
972 | LKN | Atego, dumper (K) | OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926 | |
974 | LKN | Atego, tractor (S, LS) | OM 906, OM 924 | |
975 | LKN | Atego, for municipal purposes (KO) | OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926 | |
976 | LKN | Atego, fire truck (F, AF) | OM 904, OM 906, OM 924, OM 926 | |
2003–present | 979 | Accelo (Brazil) | OM 364, OM 612, OM 924, OM 924 |
Mercedes-Benz internal model designations (in-house design codes) were always more or less just consecutively allocated design codes devoid of any deeper meaning. For the passenger cars they are so-called W-numbers, from German word Wagen (=car). For example, W202 is C-class, W220 is S-class etc. This system started in 1926 and the numbers are consecutive continued till now. From the 1970s letter W is used for saloons, while the other letters have been add for the different body types (f.e. W212 is E-class saloon, V212 is E-class limousine, S212 is E-class estate etc.). For the commercial vehicles for early decades letter L was used instead of letter W (German word Lastwagen means a truck). From the 1950s letter L was omitted, resulting in just 3 numbers code. Sometimes word Baumuster (model) or Baureihe (model line) was used, like Baumuster 352 (or in short BM352) or Baureihe 352 (in short BR.352). So, basically, with or without a letter(s) in front, there is unique 3-number code, which determine every Mercedes-Benz car. As for the trucks, 300-i.e. numbers were used till the 1980s to code Mercedes commercial vehicles, 600-i.e. numbers were used in the 1980s and 1990s, and 900-i.e. numbers have been used from the introduction of Sprinter (1995) and Actros (1996).
In 2011 the internal model designations system was a little bit reorganized:
- Division.
- 9: Commercial vehicle
- Generation
- 6: Actros/Antos/Arocs/Atego
- 56: Econic
- Project
- 3: Actros/Antos On-road
- 4: Arocs Off-road
- 7: Atego
- Kind of vehicle
- 0: Rigid
- 2: Dumper
- 3: Concrete mixer
- Tractor
- Axle configuration/tonnage/rear suspension
For example: 963403 means Commercial Actros/Antos concrete mixer On-road vehicle, 4x2 18t
References
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