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Something tells me these modules are vin specific and have to be programmed to what truck they are installed in. Someone shed some light on this.
Even though EDR (event data recorder) data wasn't standardized until 2010 by the NHTSA, a lot of manufacturers required VIN #s to be written into critical control units. They do this for liability and also quality control. Helps when trying to figure out when stuff has been swapped (like in this case).
Will it still work with a mismatch? Depends on the model and the module. I don't know if the VIN mismatch is even a malfuction indicator light code that a customer would ever see.
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