Missing Serial number from System profiler

I just noticed that I'm missing the serial number from my System Profiler.
The only reason why I noticed is that I was trying to gather information about the macs on the network via remote desktop and I found several that will not allow me to gather information about the system.
They are all the ones missing the serial number from System profiler.
How can I add it back? Also anyone know why it is missing?

The serial number disappears when the motherboard/logic board is switched out, because the serial number is linked to that piece of hardware.
Authorized Apple repair tech are supposed to use some special software to input the S/N onto the logic board. Possibly they can do it for you.
 Cheers, Tom

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