Manufacture Dates.
 

For Germany produced vehicles only.
Dating your van is quite simple,no you don't buy it a bottle of wine! You get the 10th digit of the 17 VIN (vehicle identification number) and tally it up to the table below and this will give you the model year.
If for some reason you need to know exactly when it was made or your a bigger nerd than me and simply just need to know then you will need the full chassis number in front of you. The tenth digit gives you the model year,these go from august to July and not January to December and start in the previous year so watch out.
The serial number is the last 6 digits(the numbers)

10th digit of chassis number.
Model year.
Build dates from..
A
1980
1st august '79 to 31st July '80 
B
1981
1st august '80 to 31st July '81
C
1982
1st august '81 to 31st July '82
D
1983
1st august '82 to 31st July '83
E
1984
1st august '83 to 31st July '84
F
1985
1st august '84 to 31st July '85
G
1986
1st august '85 to 31st July '86
H
1987
1st august '86 to 31st July '87
J
1988
1st august '87 to 31st July '88
K
1989
1st august '88 to 31st July '89
L
1990
1st august '89 to 31st July '90
M
1991
1st august '90 to 31st July '91
N
1992
1st august '91 to 31st July '92

Right then ,if you need to know down to what month your van was built then click on the " model year " above and that will throw you down the page somewhere to the relevant section.

1980 Model Year. A
Serial number
manu date from.
Model type
0000 001
01.05.79
24A / 25A
0010 874
31.07.79
24A / 25A
0013 069
31.08.79
24A / 25A
0022 968
30.09.79
24A / 25A
 0034 419
 31.10.79
24A / 25A
 0048 105
30.11.79 
24A / 25A
0057 680 
31.12.79 
24A / 25A
0070 410 
31.01.79 
24A / 25A
0090 348 
29.02.70 
24A / 25A
0103 711 
31.03.80 
24A / 25A
0119 174 
31.04.80 
24A / 25A
0129 627 
31.05.80 
24A / 25A
0148 211 
30.06.80 
24A / 25A
0150 805 
31.07.80 
24A / 25A
1981 Model Year. B
Serial number
manu date from
model type
000 001
01.08.80
24B/25B
015 559
31.08.80
24B/25B
034 641
30.09.80
24B/25B
054 858
31.10.80
24B/25B
066 643
30.11.80
24B/25B
079 861
31.12.80
 24B/25B
095  074
31.01.81
 24B/25B
109 034
28.02.81
 24B/25B
125 780 
31.03.81
 24B/25B
138 194
30.04.81
 24B/25B
152 582
31.05.81
 24B/25B
175 000
30.06.81
24B/25B
1982 Model Year. C
Serial number
manu date from 
model type
000 001
01.07.81
24C/25C
010 687
31.07.81
24C/25C
023 204
31.08.81
24C/25C
038 350
30.09.81
24C/25C
046 299
31.10.81
24C/25C
063 015
30.11.81
24C/25C
072 654
31.12.81
24C/25C
089 151
31.01.82
24C/25C
102 735
28.02.82
24C/25C
117 944
31.03.82
24C/25C
129 212
30.04.82
24C/25C
144 339
31.05.82
24C/25C
152 976
30.06.82
24C/25C
175 000
31.07.82
24C/25C
1983 Model Year. D
Serial number
manu date from
model type
000 001
01.08.82
24D/25D
013 641
31.08.82
24D/25D
024 283
30.09.82
24D/25D
033 907
31.10.82
24D/25D
045 992
30.11.82
24D/25D
051 580
31.12.82
24D/25D
062 766
31.01.83
24D/25D
074 462
28.02.83
24D/25D
087 510
31.03.83
24D/25D
097 412
30.04.83
24D/25D
107 338
31.05.83
24D/25D
115 048
31.07.83
24D/25D
1984 Model Year. E
Serial number
manu date from 
model type
000 001
01.08.83
24E/25E
017 130
31.08.83
24E/25E
030 692
30.09.83
24E/25E
043 403
31.10.83
24E/25E
056 804
30.11.83
24E/25E
067 824
31.12.83
24E/25E
081 562
31.01.84
24E/25E
094 461
29.02.84
24E/25E
105 852
31.03.84
24E/25E
117 870
30.04.84
24E/25E
129 579
31.05.84
24E/25E
132 312
30.06.84
24E/25E
175 000
31.07.84
24E/25E
1985 Model Year. F
Serial number
manu date from
model type
000 001
01.08.84
24F/25F
007 131
31.08.84
24F/25F
020 287
30.09.84
24F/25F
033 707
31.10.84
24F/25F
049 614
30.11.84
24F/25F
058 765
31.12.84
24F/25F
073 793
31.01.85
24F/25F
083 543
28.02.85
24F/25F
097 525
31.03.85
24F/25F
109 368
30.04.85
24F/25F
119 101
31.05.85
24F/25F
129 585
30.06.85
24F/25F
175 000
31.07.85
24F/25F
1986 model year. G
Serial number
Manu date from
Model Type
000 001
01.08.85
24G/25G
017 340
31.08.85
24G/25G
026 691
30.09.85
24G/25G
037 754
31.10.85
24G/25G
048 497
30.11.85
24G/25G
055 689
31.12.85
24G/25G
068 279
31.01.86
24G/25G
081 888
28.02.86
24G/25G
093 123
31.03.86
24G/25G
107 082
30.04.86
24G/25G
118 221
31.05.86
24G/25G
126 906
30.06.86
24G/25G
175 000
31.07.86
24G/25G
1987 Model Year. H
Serial number
manu date from
24H/25H
000 001
01.08.86
24H/25H
017 849
31.08.86
24H/25H
028 558
30.09.86
24H/25H
040 808
31.10.86
24H/25H
052 165
30.11.86
24H/25H
061 284
31.12.86
24H/25H
072 878
31.01.87
24H/25H
086 328
28.02.87
24H/25H
100 066
31.03.87
24H/25H
112 271
30.04.87
24H/25H
123 639
31.05.87
24H/25H
130 318
30.06.87
24H/25H
175 000
31.07.87
24H/25H
1988 Model Year. J
Serial number
manu date from
model type
000 001
01.08.87
24J/25J
016 652
31.08.87
24J/25J
024 569
30.09.87
24J/25J
034 293
31.10.87
24J/25J
045 748
30.11.87
24J/25J
050 666
31.12.87
24J/25J
060 498
31.01.88
24J/25J
070 111
29.02.88
24J/25J
081 314
31.03.88
24J/25J
091 749
30.04.88
24J/25J
098 911
31.05.88
24J/25J
099 344
30.06.88
24J/25J
120 000
31.07.88
24J/25J

1989 Model Year. K
Serial number
manu date from
Model Type
000 001
01.08.88
24K/25K
025 780
31.08.88
24K/25K
036 346
30.09.88
24K/25K
044 869
31.10.88
24K/25K
056 764
30.11.88
24K/25K
064 850
31.12.88
24K/25K
077 879 
31.01.89
24K/25K
086 038
28.02.89
24K/25K
095 469
31.03.89
24K/25K
106 241 
30.04.89
24K/25K
114 142
31.05.89
24K/25K
125 725
30.06.89
24K/25K
175 000
31.07.89
24K/25K
1990 Model Year. L
Serial number
manu date from 
model type
000 001
01.08.89
24L/25L
007 602
31.08.89
24L/25L
017 914
30.09.89
24L/25L
027 101
31.10.89
24L/25L
038 054
30.11.89
24L/25L
045 388
31.12.89
24L/25L
056 781
31.01.90
24L/25L
066 743
28.02.90
24L/25L
077 879
31.03.90
24L/25L
086 200
30.04.90
24L/25L
094 046
31.05.90
24L/25L
103 116
30.06.90
24L/25L
175 000
31.07.90
24L/25L
 
1991 Model Year. M
Serial number
manu. Date from
model type
000 001
01.08.90
24M/25M
004 249
31.08.90
24M/25M
005 711
30.09.90
24M/25M
007 445
31.10.90
24M/25M
009 378
30.11.90
24M/25M
009 378
31.12.90
24M/25M
010 527
31.01.91
24M/25M
012 044
28.02.91
24M/25M
012 793
31.03.91
24M/25M
013 951
30.04.91
24M/25M
014 924
31.05.91
24M/25M
016 168
30.06.91
24M/25M
020 000
31.07.91
24M/25M
 
1992 Model Year. N
Serial number
manu. Date from
model type
000 001
01.08.91
24N/25N
000 109
31.08.91
24N/25N
000 113
30.09.91
24N/25N
000 306
31.10.91
24N/25N
000 805
30.11.91
24N/25N
001 265
31.12.91
24N/25N
002 183
31.01.92
24N/25N
003 453
28.02.92
24N/25N
004 566
31.03.92
24N/25N
005 717
30.04.92
24N/25N
006 526
31.05.92
24N/25N
011 279
30.06.92
24N/25N
015 000
31.07.92
24N/25N

And that's it. Production ended, Never mind though as they still produced them in south Africa until 2003. It's interesting to note how little the vans were made towards the end. As far as I am aware the later vans ('91,'92)were produced in Graz in Austria in the Steyr-Daimler-puch factory with production at Hanover,Germany coming to an end at the end of the 1990 model year, The Vans built in graz were the fully loaded LLE (limited last editions), Vehicles for the German forces, taxi's and the Syncro models.
This is not gospel but what I have been lead to believe,if you know different then please get intouch.
 
Other pages worth a visit.
Locating codes - Deciphering VIN

 

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