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Ordered 11/8, got assigned 56xxx VIN, concerned?
- Thread starter Eslatay
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Someone here (a well known TMC person) just got a P3D with a 75xxx VIN made in October. My 3LR AWD (October) (non-P) was 11xxxx. Not sure VINs mean much. 
Speculation - Tesla might be sweeping up low VINs that had been correlated with early orders that were stuck in the pipeline. Many complaints in 3Q from people who ordered in June and were never contacted by Tesla to schedule delivery.
At the time, Tesla seemed to explicitly schedule production with each vehicle intended to fulfill a particular order. I could see them using the VIN as the vehicle ID from the start. Customer wouldn't have been advised of VIN until the assigned vehicle was in production.
Would this mean early orders are getting cancelled? Or that Tesla is finally shaking those orders loose and handling them within their current business model, "We'll manufacture a batch of cars, then assign each vehicle to delivery based on customer paperwork and payment readiness and logistic capacity."
At the time, Tesla seemed to explicitly schedule production with each vehicle intended to fulfill a particular order. I could see them using the VIN as the vehicle ID from the start. Customer wouldn't have been advised of VIN until the assigned vehicle was in production.
Would this mean early orders are getting cancelled? Or that Tesla is finally shaking those orders loose and handling them within their current business model, "We'll manufacture a batch of cars, then assign each vehicle to delivery based on customer paperwork and payment readiness and logistic capacity."
