What should I do if the vehicle final assembly torque records do not match the VIN?

I previously encountered this pitfall while working on torque traceability for critical bolts on an automotive assembly line: a complete torque curve for a specific VIN could not be found in the MES, even though the torque tool on the line indicated the operation was complete. At the time, if I had only addressed the most obvious symptoms, it might have seemed fine in the short term, but it…