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    4 months ago

    Hardware in cars, like hardware in computers drifts in configuration over manufacturing time. Some cars from a manufacturer might have some granularity of tracking that earlier units off the line didn’t. Toyota does this with their Camry hybrids, for example.

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      4 months ago

      The model year and other relevant info is found in the first part of the VIN. There’s no legit reason for it to demand the whole thing, which it does.