You my friend are doing gods work… if only someone would do this on the fb pages lolI see a lot of newcomers who are unfamiliar with the "Tesla delivery process". I thought I'd document what I've learnt over the last 9 months of waiting. I hope this helps people avoid having to read 700+ pages
- Customer order is placed
- Tesla account and order page are provisioned (your RN number is your order)
- SMS received "Hi $PERSON, Welcome to the Tesla Family!"
- EDD on the order page shows "6 to 9 months" or some month range "Aug-Nov 2022"
- Order is prepped in Tesla systems
- SMS: "Tesla Update: Your registration document is now ready to complete"
- Tesla builds quarterly, so now you must wait for the next quarterly build
- Note: build schedule is decided by Tesla manufacturing planners, inventory is not build-to-order
- Every vehicle receives a VIN once it physically exists
- SMS: "Tesla Update: Your Final Invoice is now available"
- You will now see a final invoice on your order page
- VINs are assigned to customer orders (e.g. a VIN is matched to your RN number), this seems to occur while vehicles are waiting to be shipped
- SMS: "Tesla Update: A Model 3 has been assigned to your order."
- You can now find the VIN in your order page (if it didn't appear already), or the API: https://www.tesla.com/teslaaccount/oxp-bff-api/user-orders
- Now you wait while the vehicles are shipped to their port of entry
- Vedaprime etc. can help with tracking the shipments
- EDD is now narrowed down to a date range (e.g. 7-22 September)
- Vehicles are unloaded at port of entry, clear customs, and are entered into the RAV database
- SMS: "Tesla Update: Your Model 3 delivery is approaching"
- You can now find your vehicle by looking up the VIN in the RAV database: Register of Approved Vehicles Search - My ASP.NET Application
- Vehicles are scheduled for transport to customer delivery location
- EDD may keep adjusting slightly according to transport schedule and other contingencies
- Once a firm date exists, you get the final SMS: "Your Model 3 is ready to be scheduled for delivery!"
- For me, it took two business days between the "delivery approaching" and "ready for delivery" messages
- Now you use the Tesla link to select a pickup date and time