I have already posted that I purchased a 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello in Argento Nurburgring, Vin # ZFFBV55A020129983, Assembly # 47143. What I hadn't previously provided was the engine #, which I had planned to do at some point in time. The other night I was leafing through my manuals and came upon the "Warranty Card and Owner's Service Book", and when I opened it I saw that it listed the Vin # and the Engine #, so I started to mark down the engine # listed for the purpose of posting it here, when I realized that the Vin # listed looks different than my own. I ran down to my 575 and checked, and sure enough they are different, the one in this booklet being Vin # ZFFBV55A620128451, for a 575M Maranello F1 just like my own (though I am not sure about its colour). See the attached. I immediately called the dealer where I purchased my car the next day and he was just as shocked as me to hear this, and understandably didn't take the time to examine the Vin # on the booklet to see if it matches that on the car when he sold it to me in Sept of last year, considering it was an 11 year old car at the time. So I then ran a new Carfax on both my 575 Vin # ZFFBV55A020129983, and the 575 listed in the "Warranty Card and Owner's Service Book" Vin # ZFFBV55A620128451, and discovered that the only place these 2 vehicles were at the same place and approximately the same time was in 2002 when they were both in possession of a dealer in Dublin Ohio called the Midwestern Auto Group. I find it utterly amazing that in the first year of its existence, these two 575's manual's were switched in error and no one ever discovered it and/or attempted to recover the correct manual set. Even if they did, they were obviously unsuccessful. In looking at the Carfax for the other 575 Vin # ZFFBV55A620128451, I see that it was sold to someone in Colorado in February of this year (the timelines on Carfax are not completely accurate because I see that my car's sale month is listed incorrectly). Therefore I am wondering if that 575 may still have the Warranty Card and Owner's Service Book that would be associated with my car Vin # ZFFBV55A020129983? If you are out there, and a member of Ferrari Chat, would you be interested in mailing me my "Warranty Card and Owner's Service Book" and I'll mail you yours?

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Update: As it turns out Stewarts Classics of Colorado is actually now the official Ferrari Denver, and I called them this morning to tell them the tale of the switched "Warranty Card and Owner's Service Book" in hopes that they would contact the new owner of the 575 they sold earlier this year who may have my "Warranty Card and Owner's Service Book" (I have theirs). I spoke to a service man there who was very nice, and hopefully I'll have some good news from him soon.

Good News! Ferrari Denver has contacted the owner of Vin # ZFFBV55A620128451 and he will check his manuals tonight to see what his Warranty Card # and Owner's Service Book show. With any luck it will show mine (unless, by some fluke, there was a 3rd 575 involved that was sold by the same dealer at the same time 12 years ago), and if so, he will put us in contact with each other to make the switch. I'll know the answer by Monday.

Unfortunately I spoke to Ferrari Denver today and they haven't heard yet heard back from the owner of the other 575

Update: Bad News! Ferrari Denver contacted the owner of Vin # ZFFBV55A620128451 whose Warranty Card and Owner's Service Booklet I have, and he claims to have 1 book in his possession that matches his VIN, but has no books in his possession that match my VIN # ZFFBV55A020129983. I guess this means I may never recover those original booklets.

Two books with the same numbers?
That seems really odd.

Yes its extremely odd!
Latest update: I received an email from the owner of the other 575 in Colorado, who is very nice, and said he would continue to search for traces of my VIN in his books that are displaced throughout his property (he has quite a collection of cars). So far, however, his search has only resulted in books which show his VIN. So it appears the original dealer may have duplicated the VIN in 2 separate 575 books, which is what has been suggested to me before. Both cars were sold at approximately the same time and care was not taken to show the correct matching VINs perhaps.