A vehicle-mounted data rewriting control system includes a master control
system. In rewriting data in electronic control systems, the master
control unit first obtains through radio communication rewrite data from
an external management center which holds and manages VIN codes of
vehicles and version information of control programs. The supplied data
are temporarily stored in a memory unit of the master control system, and
the stored rewrite data are determined for their properness. By using the
stored rewrite data, the data in the electronic control systems are
rewritten on condition that the rewrite data stored in the memory unit
are proper.