1985 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1700L Fire Truck

This 1985 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1700L fire truck was in service with the Nord-Odal municipality in Norway for 40 years before being purchased by the selling dealer in 2025 . Power comes from a 5.7-liter turbodiesel inline-six mated to an eight-speed manual transmission, a pneumatically actuated transfer case, and locking front, center, and rear differentials. The truck is outfitted with an enclosed utility box with roll-up doors, a hydraulic front winch, a ladder, a roof hatch, emergency lights, 22.5″ wheels, and portal axles. Firefighting equipment includes two holding tanks, a 1,600-LPM water pump, a water cannon, and a power-operated hose reel. This Unimog U1700L is now offered with a build sheet, a registration document, service logs, manufacturer’s literature

Listing Details
Chassis: 43511310121319
35k Kilometers
5.7-Liter Turbodiesel Inline-Six
Eight-Speed Manual Transmission
Pneumatically Actuated Transfer Case
Locking Differentials
Portal Axles
Red Paint w/Fire Department Lettering
Enclosed Utility Box
Hydraulic Winch
Roof Hatch
Emergency Lights & Siren
Brown Cloth & Vinyl Upholstery
22.5″ Steel Wheels
Albert Ziegler Water Pump
Water & Foam Tanks
Water Cannon
Power-Operated Hose Reel

The body is finished in red with Nord-Odal fire department lettering. A Sepson hydraulically powered winch is mounted ahead of the grille, and other equipment includes blue emergency beacons, rear work lights, a siren, a roof hatch, and extended mirrors. The utility box has storage compartments with roll-up doors, folding diamond-plate steps, and a rooftop ladder rack with an extension ladder. The lenses are cracked on the telescopic work light and bumper-mounted front emergency lights.

The truck is equipped with an Albert Ziegler 1,600-LPM water pump, an 1,800-liter (~475 gallons) water tank, a 200-liter (~52 gallons) foam tank, a power-operated hose reel, and a water cannon mounted atop the utility box. The pump control station is positioned at the rear and has rotary valves, discharges, and gauges for vacuum, water pressure, and water pump revs.

Black-painted 22.5″ wheels wear 13-series Goodyear tires that were previously fitted with traction studs, which have since been removed, and the tires were retreaded in 2019.

The split seats are upholstered in brown cloth with vinyl trim and are accompanied by body-color sheet metal and black trim. Additional equipment includes a heater, a glove box, sun visors, and grab handles. A Federal Signal PA300 public address and siren console is centrally mounted, and a Motorola two-way radio speaker is mounted on the rear bulkhead.

VDO instrumentation includes a 100-km/h speedometer, a 3k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The six-digit odometer shows 35k kilometers , approximately 1k of which were added under current ownership.

Power is provided by a 5.7-liter OM352A turbodiesel inline-six. A Service W was performed in 2024.

Power is sent to the rear or all four wheels through an eight-speed manual transmission, a pneumatically actuated transfer case, locking front, center, and rear differentials, and portal axles.

Manufacturer’s literature will accompany the truck along with a build sheet, a registration document, and service logs.