Uh, yes it does. The code is in the VMI which is referenced by the VIN. You give the dealer the VIN, they look up the VMI, which has the factory supplied radio code in it.
That goes back well into the 1980s. I’ve pasted a screen shot below of the VMI for my former 1990 350SDL’s VMI with the radio code and serial number in it. As my posts with attachments typically get stripped, it probably won’t show up, but I”m more than willing to forward it to anyone who questions this. -D > On Jun 17, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The radio code up to 199x has nothing to do with the VIN. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:38 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> On 2021-06-16 19:18, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>> They need the VIN of the vehicle it was shipped in. >> >> These days, just about everything you buy from a knackers (not a u-pull) >> has the VIN on the invoice. (and if you 'rebuild' a salvage car, you >> better have invoices for every part you used, with VINs on the paperwork >> for all used parts, or you're not getting a rebuilt title, at least not >> in Michigan) >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com