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    Default Can you ID a VIN/owner from a chipped key?

    Can a dealer read a chipped key and find the VIN of the car and possibly the owner (assuming it's the original owner)? Everything I've found online only talks about cutting a key from the VIN, but nothing the other way around. This is a Honda key, if it matters.

    I found a set of keys on my way home last week and I'd like to return them to the owner.

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    Not that I'm aware of, it'll usually go to a cut code (a-z) then the corresponding digits for the exact vehicle. Then the immobilizer system only uses it's unique key to communicate back and forth. I don't think it stores any other information on it

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    Quote Originally Posted by eglove View Post
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    Not that I'm aware of, it'll usually go to a cut code (a-z) then the corresponding digits for the exact vehicle. Then the immobilizer system only uses it's unique key to communicate back and forth. I don't think it stores any other information on it
    Yeah, that's what I assumed, but I thought I'd ask in case I was wrong. Thanks.

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    If its a BMW key you can

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