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Originally Posted by JasonACT
Block 2 has the VIN which cannot be updated (I watched Forscan try 6 times with various unlock methods)
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Typically each module has more than one placeholder for its VIN. You may not be able to update the initial (first) VIN that the module has been given, (remotely that is, unless you lift off the memory chip and changes it just on that chip, or removes the logic checking in the CPU or programming tool that checks if initial VIN is there).
Then there should be a secondary VIN, when a module has been re-purposed, and matched to a new vehicle. It will keep that VIN also in a different location, but not remove the initial one.
Ford's IDS in expert mode (engineer) can see all original VINs. I heard a comment from the dealer /programming specialist:
'once we had a dodgy FG come to the workshop, where all the modules originated from a mix of 3 different vehicles'.