Abstract: A device is for determining the body height of a vehicle by contactless measurement of the distance between body or frame of the vehicle and a vehicle part connected to the chassis. The device includes a transmitter and a receiver, which emit a high-frequency signal directed toward the vehicle part and receive and process the reflected signal. The reflected signal is evaluated via an algorithm stored in a control unit assigned to the device and the distance, which can be calculated from the signal, of the vehicle part to the transmitter and receiver is determined. The transmitter is assigned to a damper or stop buffer arranged on the body or frame and emits a high-frequency signal onto a stop surface, which is provided for the damper or stop buffer and is arranged on the chassis, and the receiver receives the signal reflected from the stop surface.