Are factory Vw rod bearings date-stamped?

[Wayland]

I have a 1.6 NA here, unknown mileage, but it has a faded Vw Factory Rebuild sticker on it. I just pulled one of the rod caps to have a look, and noticed the rod bearing is stamped 07-97, and has the Vw logo. I know the old Chevys had the date of mfg stamped on the rod bearings. Does Vw do this too?

[Dakotakid]

Apparently, some of the parts used in VW authorized rebuild sites utilized date stamps.
That should be somewhat reassuring to you to a certain degree.

The only "tagged" engines (rebuilds) I have ever seen were from the great white nort. Usually cars out of Minnesota.

[bajacalal]

I've noticed that everything made in Germany comes with some sort of date stamp or code, and I assumed that this was part of some industrial standard used there.