Thanks again for everyone's responses. I went to the BAR today and was able to get a new SPCNS SB100 exemption sticker this time with the correct VIN number on it. The new one is even on straight where the first wasn't!
In typical CA planning and process, they cannot print a new sticker without rerunning the sniffer tests, even though we all knew it was just going to fail again
Daryl
the moral of the story, read all your paperwork carefully before you leave the DMV, especially if you are getting a TOP so that you can drive your car to the CHP for a VIN number, because they will put a placeholder down under the VIN.