[commodorenutt]

I'm really amazed it got this far. Surely the dealer should have realised they made an error at some point when doing the paperwork for the car? Everyone in the car industry knows that an ISO VIN is 17 digits.

Does the VIN sticker/stamp on the car have the correct 17 digits?
If so, I'd be going back to the dealer and put it on them to fix it, as the error has come from their sheer laziness at using paperwork, instead of getting off their butt to inspect the actual car.

If you're in NSW it's a real pain in the butt to fix this, as you need to go to a blue slip inspector (and pay money) to get it inspected, then go back to the RMS (and then all the other crap as noted above).

I've been through this when the NSW RTA transferred rego on a car I bought, and did a typo on the chassis number - transposing 2 digits. Because I could prove from previous RTA rego papers showing the correct number, that they had screwed up, they reimbursed me the inspection fee, but I still had to do all the running around.
Hence why I think your dealer should be responsible for righting their error, and especially covering the costs.