Wiki Decoding Tesla Model S VINs

[TEG]

5YJ: USA Tesla car
SA: 5 Door Hatchback LHD RWD
1: Manual Type 2 USA Seat Belts, Dual Front Airbags, Front/Rear Side Airbags, Knee Airbags
D: 20kw Charger, w/DC Fast Charge
N: Base A/C Motor, Tier 7 Battery (81-90 kWh) [Not a performance model]
3: {check-digit}
C: 2012
F: Factory=Fremont, CA (FRE)
P: Production Vehicle (not Alpha, not Beta, not Release Candidate, not Signature, not Founders')
01221: 1221th production vehicle of this type.

Some VINs above 1200 seem to have gone to cars used in the GetAmped tour.
But, I am not sure why some were R ("Release Candidate") and some were P ("Production").
It would have made more sense to me if all those ##12XX cars were "R" not "P", but it is what it is.

To me, that VIN looks like something that should go to a customer delivery, but we have seen before they they seemed to pre-allocate some production VINs to demo cars.
Was it a demo car somewhere?
Perhaps Tesla could have some "slightly used" factory demo cars available after a while...

 

[bmek]

Some VINs above 1200 seem to have gone to cars used in the GetAmped tour.
But, I am not sure why some were R ("Release Candidate") and some were P ("Production").
It would have made more sense to me if all those ##12XX cars were "R" not "P", but it is what it is.

To me, that VIN looks like something that should go to a customer delivery, but we have seen before they they seemed to pre-allocate some production VINs to demo cars.
Was it a demo car somewhere?

I saw this car at the Tesla Factory in Fremont. I wonder if this vehicle could be a production car that was sold to an employee.

Do you think that there have been at least 21 production vehicles manufactured? After the U.S. Signatures are built, the production VINs will start after the last production vehicles that have been built to date?

 

[TEG]

...Do you think that there have been at least 21 production vehicles manufactured? After the U.S. Signatures are built, the production VINs will start after the last production vehicles that have been built to date?

Your guess is as good as mine... Although your "theory" sounds plausible.

 

[Brian H]

I picked up somewheresorother that both the 100 series and 1200 series were marketing cars. It may even be true!

 

[bmek]

I picked up somewheresorother that both the 100 series and 1200 series were marketing cars. It may even be true!

Yes, the 1200 series must be marketing as the car had 'MFG' plates on it. My theory that it could have been an employee owned car was wrong.

This would indicate that there are 21 production Model S for marketing (or whatever) purposes.

 

[Robert.Boston]

Note that 1200=# of Signatures (US + CN).

 

[FalconNinetyD]

The floor model in the recently opened San Diego store has a VIN of 1234. I snapped a picture that didn't come out too well, but can pull it out if anyone is curious about it...

 

[AndyM]

The floor model in the recently opened San Diego store has a VIN of 1234. I snapped a picture that didn't come out too well, but can pull it out if anyone is curious about it...

Thanks, mcornwell. Does it happen to be sycamore green? I will be in SD in a couple weeks. I still haven't seen my color live yet.

 

[FalconNinetyD]

Showroom car is a white performance model. The test drive car is also a performance, but I don't know what color it is, I had to get home after the event, and didn't get a chance to drive around the parking lot to find it.

 

[Brian H]

I think the whole 1200 series is marketing cars.

 

[ohh]

One of the cars in Germany has VIN 1227, so you might be right that the 1200-series is for marketing.

 

[elecblue]

What's with the VINs?

Reading through the various threads, it was my understanding that VINs are assigned basically in order of production. The highest VINs that I recall reading about is in the 800s. However, today I saw a test drive vehicle at one of the Tesla stores that had a VIN in the low 1200s. This test drive vehicle would have been produced at least a month ago presumably. So what's the story with this?

If anyone wants to see a pic of the VIN please say so and I'll post it.

Thanks!

 

[aviators99]

Reading through the various threads, it was my understanding that VINs are assigned basically in order of production. The highest VINs that I recall reading about is in the 800s. However, today I saw a test drive vehicle at one of the Tesla stores that had a VIN in the low 1200s. This test drive vehicle would have been produced at least a month ago presumably. So what's the story with this?

If anyone wants to see a pic of the VIN please say so and I'll post it.

Thanks!

As has been posted here a few times, 1200-1299 are marketing cars.

 

[elecblue]

As has been posted here a few times, 1200-1299 are marketing cars.

Thanks aviators - this thread explains it!

 

[colinb]

White model located inside the Tesla store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Canada - VIN is 5YJSA1DPXCFP01248

 

[aviators99]

As has been posted here a few times, 1200-1299 are marketing cars.

Allow me to change this to say "at least some cars between 1200-1299" are marketing cars.

 

[sublimaze1]

Here's my VIN, if any of y'all care.

5YJSA1CN1CFP01588

WJ
P188

 

[roblab]

Knowing that this is no help at all, I was at the Factory yesterday and they were doing final inspection on cars in the VIN range of 1030 or so. I am guessing that sublimaze1's VIN has not been delivered, but have no idea how that fits into the larger picture, nor did I notice if the 1030 paperwork I saw was in the S or P category, or if that is even relevant.

 

[bmek]

I was at the Menlo Park store yesterday and saw the following VINs (cars).

For those that think there will be an 'R' series for Roadster friends and family, please remember that the R series is for 'Release Candidate Vehicles'.

 

[aviators99]

There has been some confusion regarding the 12xx-13xx sequence numbers. I now believe that those numbers have nothing to do with marketing, per se. I think that any car past RC that is non-signature has to be > 1200, whether they are marketing or not. It's just that up until recently, the only cars to enter production that were non-sigs *had* to be marketing cars.