Not sure that is a good analogy. Sure, the VIN lets you deduce the general make and model of the car, but there should be zero information about any optional th

Not sure that is a good analogy. Sure, the VIN lets you deduce the general make and model of the car, but there should be zero information about any optional things encoded - but of course they have a different list of "oh, it's a Camaro, so the entertainment system can only be a A, B, or C"