IS the BMW Vin decoder not working?

[Herbmiester 931]

Every time I put a number into the various Vin checker websites, it comes back, vehicle not found. Has anyone else been having this problem?

[Gaz 1062]

mdecoder works ok for me

[Herbmiester 931]

I just tried it again this morning, same issue. I wonder if it is blocking me for some reason.

[Eagle 1679]

In general or a certain VIN? Ive found some VIN numbers don't decode even though they appear correct in parts catalogue

[JFry 1]

Does seem to be VIN specific, my '97 320i shows up as not found. Couple of other ones I have saved seemed to work fine though (a '00 540i & '07 130i)

Could be an age thing? My sample size is fairly small though.

[Eagle 1679]

Yep tends to be the 80's-90's stuff in my experience.

[Harper 559]

The vin decoders are pretty intermittent, sometimes they stop working for weeks and then start working again.

[Herbmiester 931]

I have tried quite few lately but yes they were all 90's or early 2000's vehicles. My e36/46 addiction wont go away.

[BMTHUG 1064]

22 hours ago, Herbmiester said:

I just tried it again this morning, same issue. I wonder if it is blocking me for some reason.

isn't working for me either! quite frustrating