State Inspection and Emission (I/M) Test Fails Due To an Invalid VIN Number
BMW technical service bulletin 120913 for 2000-2006 BMW X5, 1999-2000 BMW 328I and 2004-2008 BMW X3 and others.
- Bulletin number
- 120913
- Component
- Equipment
- Summary
- State Inspection and Emission (I/M) Test Fails Due To an Invalid VIN Number. The customer of an affected vehicle may fail to pass an I/M test due to a non-compliant 17digit vehicle identification number (VIN) stored in the DME (Digital Motor Electronic). The VIN read out and displayed on the state test printout does not match the actual VIN of the vehicle. If the DME was reprogrammed using the previously available BMW service equipment (e.g., Progman, GT1), it is possible that only the last 7 digits of the VIN were entered into the DME, and positions 4 through10 may only contain default characters. For example: The state I/M tester or OBD scan tool may read out WBAAA00000A123456 instead of the correct full 17-digit VIN, WBAZZ03492A123456.
Vehicles covered
- BMW X5 2000-2006 2000200120022003200420052006
- BMW 328I 1999-2000 19992000
- BMW X3 2004-2008 20042005200620072008
- BMW 325I 2001-2005 20012002200320042005
- BMW Z4 2003-2008 200320042005200620072008
- BMW 330I 2001-2005 20012002200320042005
- BMW 323I 1999-2000 19992000
- BMW M3 2001-2005 20012002200320042005
- BMW 325XI 2001-2005 20012002200320042005
- BMW 330CI 2001-2006 200120022003200420052006
- BMW 325CI 2001-2006 200120022003200420052006
- BMW 330XI 2001-2005 20012002200320042005
- BMW M Roadster 2006-2008 200620072008
- BMW 323CI 2000 2000
- BMW 328CI 2000 2000
- BMW 325XIT 2002-2004 200220032004
- BMW 325IT 2001-2004 2001200220032004
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