Can someone explain?

[DoberMan]

I just looked at the vin decoder for my vehicle.

Can someone explain why or how my 2014 e-cab is showing year 2002 with 232,582km on it with a delivery date to the UK in 2014?

Does the 2002 date refer to something else and not the build date?
Plus it only has 40k miles on it now.

VIN:
WDD2074022F263914
WMI / VDS / VIS:
WDD 207402 2F263914
Manufacturer:

Mercedes-Benz Germany
Brand:
Mercedes-Benz
Model:
E-CLASS Coupe / Cabrio
Region/Plant:
Bremen Germany
Check:
2
Year:
2002
Sequential number:
63914
Approx. mileage:
232,582 km
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Extra information on the vehicle:
Status:

Chassis
Sales designation: E 220 CDI
Order number: 0 3 537 65463
Delivery date: 20 01 2014
Market: AG,Europe
Production order: N
Paint code 1:
- CAVANSITE BLUE METALLIC FINISH
Equipment:
- LEATHER - BLUE

 

[Tiim533]

Doesn’t say that on my gizmo

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[bob6600]

Which site was it? Online decoders can sometimes be inaccurate, I would ignore the 2002 bit. Also, the mileage is approx, probably based on a 2002 car. Again, ignore.

 

[AMGeed]

I just looked at the vin decoder for my vehicle.

Can someone explain why or how my 2014 e-cab is showing year 2002 with 232,582km on it with a delivery date to the UK in 2014?

This one is more accurate.
Datacard below.

 

[Codger49]

Guess the first VIN decoder used was assuming a US format VIN - where the 10th character represents the model year of the vehicle.

 

[DoberMan]

Thank you chaps.

I got the original link from here ages ago and just happened to have a closer look today while looking at my documents folder.