VIN clearing question

['05_Z71]

Have any of you purchased a used factory radio and had to get the VIN cleared? I sold my Navi to a guy and told him he needed to get the VIN cleared but all of the dealers in his area are clueless.

 

If any of you have had this done and could provide a dealership that we could contact to get some assistance it'd be much appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

[jojiboy]

I had to have the VIN cleared from the Nav I bought off eBay too. I printed and brought the following instructions with me to the dealership and it worked. The service advisor stapled it to the work order and the tech was able to use it to clear the VIN. The dealership I go to was clueless too but having these instructions helped. The dealership ended up not charging me for the service. I got these instructions from the huge thread on installing a Nav on this forum. Good luck.

 

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Re: GM Document #1275527

 

Radio Setup With RPO UM8

 

Radio Theftlock Clear Procedure

 

Complete the following procedure, using a scan tool, in order to properly set up communication:

 

Using a connected Tech2,

 

1. At the Main Menu screen, select: Diagnostics.

 

2. At the Vehicle Identification screen, select the following options:

 

? Model Year

? LD Trk, MPV, Incomplete

 

3. At the System Selection Menu screen, select: Body

 

4. At the Vehicle Identification screen, select the following:

 

? Appropriate model

? Appropriate Air Conditioning

? Navigation Radio

 

5. At the Body Screen, select: Navigation Radio.

 

6. At the Radio screen, select: Special Functions.

 

7. At the Special Functions screen, select: VIN Relearn.

 

8. At the VIN Relearn screen, the scan tool will display "Do you want to clear radio theft information?"

 

9. To begin clearing, press the soft touch key on the top right of the scan tool. The scan tool will display "Clearing Radio Theft in Progress."

 

10. Press EXIT on the scan tool and cycle the ignition.

 

Important:

 

The radio theft will learn the VIN. Without learning the VIN, the radio will display a locked message (LOC or LOCKED).

 

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[Iceotron]

I had to have the VIN cleared from the Nav I bought off eBay too. I printed and brought the following instructions with me to the dealership and it worked. The service advisor stapled it to the work order and the tech was able to use it to clear the VIN. The dealership I go to was clueless too but having these instructions helped. The dealership ended up not charging me for the service. I got these instructions from the huge thread on installing a Nav on this forum. Good luck.

 

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Re: GM Document #1275527

     

Radio Setup With RPO UM8

 

Radio Theftlock Clear Procedure

 

Complete the following procedure, using a scan tool, in order to properly set up communication:

 

Using a connected Tech2,

 

1. At the Main Menu screen, select: Diagnostics.

 

2. At the Vehicle Identification screen, select the following options:

 

  ? Model Year

  ? LD Trk, MPV, Incomplete

 

3. At the System Selection Menu screen, select: Body

 

4. At the Vehicle Identification screen, select the following:

 

  ? Appropriate model

  ? Appropriate Air Conditioning

  ? Navigation Radio

 

5. At the Body Screen, select: Navigation Radio.

 

6. At the Radio screen, select: Special Functions.

 

7. At the Special Functions screen, select: VIN Relearn.

 

8. At the VIN Relearn screen, the scan tool will display "Do you want to clear radio theft information?"

 

9. To begin clearing, press the soft touch key on the top right of the scan tool. The scan tool will display "Clearing Radio Theft in Progress."

 

10. Press EXIT on the scan tool and cycle the ignition.

 

Important:

 

The radio theft will learn the VIN. Without learning the VIN, the radio will display a locked message (LOC or LOCKED).

 

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Bringing back a very old thread, but I was wondering if anyone knew if these instructions would work on a regular cd player and not just Nav's. I have a work truck that came with only am/fm. I bought a cd player from a member here but of course it came up locked. I tried the old instructions, that don't work on 2003+ and to no surprise it didn't work.

[chipjumper]

I had to have the VIN cleared from the Nav I bought off eBay too. I printed and brought the following instructions with me to the dealership and it worked. The service advisor stapled it to the work order and the tech was able to use it to clear the VIN. The dealership I go to was clueless too but having these instructions helped. The dealership ended up not charging me for the service. I got these instructions from the huge thread on installing a Nav on this forum. Good luck.

 

----------

 

Re: GM Document #1275527

 

Radio Setup With RPO UM8

 

Radio Theftlock Clear Procedure

 

Complete the following procedure, using a scan tool, in order to properly set up communication:

 

Using a connected Tech2,

 

1. At the Main Menu screen, select: Diagnostics.

 

2. At the Vehicle Identification screen, select the following options:

 

? Model Year

? LD Trk, MPV, Incomplete

 

3. At the System Selection Menu screen, select: Body

 

4. At the Vehicle Identification screen, select the following:

 

? Appropriate model

? Appropriate Air Conditioning

? Navigation Radio

 

5. At the Body Screen, select: Navigation Radio.

 

6. At the Radio screen, select: Special Functions.

 

7. At the Special Functions screen, select: VIN Relearn.

 

8. At the VIN Relearn screen, the scan tool will display "Do you want to clear radio theft information?"

 

9. To begin clearing, press the soft touch key on the top right of the scan tool. The scan tool will display "Clearing Radio Theft in Progress."

 

10. Press EXIT on the scan tool and cycle the ignition.

 

Important:

 

The radio theft will learn the VIN. Without learning the VIN, the radio will display a locked message (LOC or LOCKED).

 

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<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

 

 

Bringing back a very old thread, but I was wondering if anyone knew if these instructions would work on a regular cd player and not just Nav's. I have a work truck that came with only am/fm. I bought a cd player from a member here but of course it came up locked. I tried the old instructions, that don't work on 2003+ and to no surprise it didn't work.

 

 

 

Any luck?

[jrrod2004]

2003+ radios look for the VIN in the vehicle, has to be reprogrammed by a dealership......

[jrrod2004]

2003+ radios look for the VIN in the vehicle, has to be reprogrammed by a dealership......