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Originally Posted by BobsM3Coupe
Sorry, though many will disagree, X3M, X4M, X5M and X6M are true M vehicles and they don't have WBS in the VIN. Mainly because they are built in the US. Even the engines in them start with an S.
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Okay, then it is a regional difference because European-spec cars built in the US all have either WBA (non-M) or WBS (M GmbH). Dating back to the E53. America-bound vehicle then have 5Yx or whatever else they use.
In the "birth protocols" of my F80, I am pretty sure that even the manufacturer of the vehicle is BMW M GmbH. I can't check rn because I am away, but I am 99% it is.