Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[SeaOtter]

Hi all,

Just ordered my Model S tonight and have a few questions. My VIN was assigned near instantly, so I'm thinking that this is an already existing inventory vehicle. Last 6 of the VIN is 537xxx - can someone with a recent VIN assignment let me know if this is in range for a newly manufactured vehicle? I'm inclined to reject the VIN if this is a months old inventory vehicle. Thanks!

 

[Yelobird]

Hi all,

Just ordered my Model S tonight and have a few questions. My VIN was assigned near instantly, so I'm thinking that this is an already existing inventory vehicle. Last 6 of the VIN is 537xxx - can someone with a recent VIN assignment let me know if this is in range for a newly manufactured vehicle? I'm inclined to reject the VIN if this is a months old inventory vehicle. Thanks!

If it’s new are you afraid it may be spoiled? It’s not a head of lettuce, it’s a car. You can always just ask your advisor what the build date is. Much easier than hunting vins on the internet. Plus you’re in Cali where it’s built. It could be built yesterday. Avoid hunting for the worst case and you might be happy with the result.

 

[SeaOtter]

If it’s new are you afraid it may be spoiled? It’s not a head of lettuce, it’s a car. You can always just ask your advisor what the build date is. Much easier than hunting vins on the internet. Plus you’re in Cali where it’s built. It could be built yesterday. Avoid hunting for the worst case and you might be happy with the result.

Is asking a question on an open forum frowned upon now? I don’t really feel the need to explain myself to you, and you likely aren’t going to change my mind. Thanks for your input, though.

 

[1deepthink]

Got hit very hard in the rear this evening in my 2018 Model 3 with FSD. It’s likely totaled and I’m ready to move forward on an S. I’ve watched the FSD transfer incentive come and go but with a totaled car will mine just die with the model 3?

 

[JessmanPlaid]

Hi all,

Just ordered my Model S tonight and have a few questions. My VIN was assigned near instantly, so I'm thinking that this is an already existing inventory vehicle. Last 6 of the VIN is 537xxx - can someone with a recent VIN assignment let me know if this is in range for a newly manufactured vehicle? I'm inclined to reject the VIN if this is a months old inventory vehicle. Thanks!

Hi,

I received my VIN yesterday and it is 540xxx. I ordered last week Thursday and will be picking up in Fremont. Hope this helps.

 

[SeaOtter]

Hi,

I received my VIN yesterday and it is 540xxx. I ordered last week Thursday and will be picking up in Fremont. Hope this helps.

Appreciate the data point, hope you enjoy your car!

 

[terranx]

Is asking a question on an open forum frowned upon now? I don’t really feel the need to explain myself to you, and you likely aren’t going to change my mind. Thanks for your input, though.

He’s a tsla shareholder and has a financial interest in questioning anything that doesn’t paint tesla in a positive light. Just ignore

 

[TBrownTX]

Hi all,

Just ordered my Model S tonight and have a few questions. My VIN was assigned near instantly, so I'm thinking that this is an already existing inventory vehicle. Last 6 of the VIN is 537xxx - can someone with a recent VIN assignment let me know if this is in range for a newly manufactured vehicle? I'm inclined to reject the VIN if this is a months old inventory vehicle. Thanks!

5/9 order with VIN received on 6/3 (539XXX) delivery in Texas 6/22. If there's an RF prepending the last six digits, it's a '24 build.

Tim

 

[chrisdh79]

Is asking a question on an open forum frowned upon now? I don’t really feel the need to explain myself to you, and you likely aren’t going to change my mind. Thanks for your input, though.

Yelobird was stern but correct. You're better off talking to your sales advisor on the build date. We can't find that for you. Usually when we're tracking VIN's, it's when a change or upgrade to the vehicle has occurred and we're trying to estimate when the factory made the changes.

 

[Propofoln]

Yelobird was stern but correct. You're better off talking to your sales advisor on the build date. We can't find that for you. Usually when we're tracking VIN's, it's when a change or upgrade to the vehicle has occurred and we're trying to estimate when the factory made the changes.

Yeah. I don’t get the preoccupation whether the build was done 2 weeks ago or wil be made 3 weeks from order. Gonna be the same car. No changes are taking place.

 

[aerodyne]

Yeah. I don’t get the preoccupation whether the build was done 2 weeks ago or wil be made 3 weeks from order. Gonna be the same car. No changes are taking place.

But like a old head of lettuce, it might be on the shelf for a reason, namely, a reject.

Just get the birthdate and status from the SA, easy to do, and always look under the car before accepting.

 

[zoomer0056]

Yelobird was stern but correct. You're better off talking to your sales advisor on the build date. We can't find that for you. Usually when we're tracking VIN's, it's when a change or upgrade to the vehicle has occurred and we're trying to estimate when the factory made the changes.

That, plus inspect the car before you make final payment. Hopefully you drive off a happy camper.

 

[SeaOtter]

But like an old head of lettuce, it might be on the shelf for a reason, namely, a reject.

Exactly. This isn’t my first rodeo - my 4th Tesla, actually, and since S/X inventories are aplenty, I’m obviously not going to want a car that’s been sitting on the lot for 6 months - that’s 6 months of calendar aging on the battery pack. We are all enthusiasts here striving for the best product, so the backlash to such a simple question (and quite rudely, I might add) astounds me.

And yes, I did text my advisor, but wait till you guys find out that my advisor likely isn’t checking his work messages at midnight. I got an answer from someone on this thread within an hour.

 

[JessmanPlaid]

Exactly. This isn’t my first rodeo - my 4th Tesla, actually, and since S/X inventories are aplenty, I’m obviously not going to want a car that’s been sitting on the lot for 6 months - that’s 6 months of calendar aging on the battery pack. We are all enthusiasts here striving for the best product, so the backlash to such a simple question (and quite rudely, I might add) astounds me.

And yes, I did text my advisor, but wait till you guys find out that my advisor likely isn’t checking his work messages at midnight. I got an answer from someone on this thread within an hour.

If it also helps, the Model S plaid I’m surrendering for a buyback is VIN 534xxx that I picked up on March 16 of this year. Seems like the only built roughly 6,000 in 3 months.

 

[Trunk Gap]

If it also helps, the Model S plaid I’m surrendering for a buyback is VIN 534xxx that I picked up on March 16 of this year. Seems like the only built roughly 6,000 in 3 months.

What was your build date, or month on the inside of the door?

 

[SeaOtter]

If it also helps, the Model S plaid I’m surrendering for a buyback is VIN 534xxx that I picked up on March 16 of this year. Seems like the only built roughly 6,000 in 3 months.

Thanks! I also did hear back from my SA, who stated that the 537xxx VIN is an early April build, for another DP, if anyone cares to know.

 

[Propofoln]

If it also helps, the Model S plaid I’m surrendering for a buyback is VIN 534xxx that I picked up on March 16 of this year. Seems like the only built roughly 6,000 in 3 months.

Why did they buy it back?

 

[zoomer0056]

Why did they buy it back?

Search his posts and you'll find this :

Wiki - Model S Delivery Update

I’m You can’t drive car to check wind noise or vibrations before accepting delivery We owned our S for 3 months and been having a wind noise issue at the passenger front since day 1. Tesla has offered to repurchase the vehicle after trying to fix the issue with multiple repairs that included...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[CraigE1965]

Been waiting for the FSD transfer to come back to get a new S. But now I am going to wait till 2nd half of next year. Elon said HW5 (AI5) will be then. Unless he says HW4 vehicles will be upgradeable to AI5, no point in buying now. And most likely it won't be.

 

[uscbucsfan]

Been waiting for the FSD transfer to come back to get a new S. But now I am going to wait till 2nd half of next year. Elon said HW5 (AI5) will be then. Unless he says HW4 vehicles will be upgradeable to AI5, no point in buying now. And most likely it won't be.

He said end of next year, which probably means the beginning of 2026 for shipment.