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Head units have been Vin locked for like 2 decades now

https://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/141045-tech-ii-vin-re...

https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/58554-help-touch...

It's nothing BMW specific.

Even Honda has had something similar (a pin derived from your Vin)

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/100567/I+need+the+Specif...



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