4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1956–80
NAMED MODELMilitary · OtherMilitary · FranceGermany

Unimog 404 S (Bundeswehr and French Army)

The armies’ 404: the Bundeswehr’s 1.5-tonne truck from 1956 as troop carrier, radio truck, ambulance and workshop, and the French Army’s from 1955, the largest single users of the 64,242 built; the Swiss, Belgian, Dutch and Argentine forces followed.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEUnimog 404 S (1955–80)BUILT BYMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz)IN SERVICE1956–80OPERATED INGermany, FrancePRODUCTIONMost of 64,242LAYOUT4 wheels · 114″

The record

The 404 S was designed for the French requirement of 1953 and the Bundeswehr took it from its founding; both ran it into the 1980s and 1990s, and surplus 404s from both armies supply the collector and expedition market.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1956–80
ENGINE2.2-litre M180 petrol six
PRODUCTION RUNMost of 64,242
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
OPERATED INGermany, France
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEUnimog
FAMILYUnimog
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE114″
BODY STYLEcab
CATEGORYMilitary · Other, Military · France

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Unimog 404 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched