if you guys were asking about a 2009, i could answer this for you. But I can't say definitively for the EtecII..

I don't know ever scanner out there. But I have never found an actually vin on the outside of an ECU or in the code when plugged in.

I know some VAG cars might have that in the immo code. But those cars you need to keep the ecu, key/column, and the speedo cluster together or the car won't start.