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Tesla Vehicles now importable to Canada!!

MP3Mike

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Feb 1, 2016
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Oregon
Secondly, there might be no warranty because each country operation has so much funds in the pot. There might be a hefty warranty transfer fee.

No issues with warranty as Tesla does warranty by region and the region is "USA and Canada".

Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) will provide repairs to the vehicle during the applicable warranty period in accordance with the terms, conditions and limitations defined in this New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Your rights and Tesla’s obligations under this New Vehicle Limited Warranty apply within the Warranty Region where your Tesla vehicle was purchased new. The terms of this New Vehicle Limited Warranty will not apply if you bring your Tesla vehicle to a different Warranty Region, unless otherwise required by local law. The Warranty Regions are listed below.
Who is the Warrantor? The Warranty Region, summarized below, is based on where the vehicle was first purchased from Tesla.
Warranty Region Contact Information

USA and Canada:
  • USA: Tesla, Inc. Attention: New Vehicle Limited Warranty P.O. Box 15430 Fremont, CA 94539 Phone: 1 877 79 TESLA (1 877 798 3752)
  • Canada: Tesla Motors Canada ULC 1325 Lawrence Ave East Toronto, ON Canada M3A 1C6 Phone: 1 877 79 TESLA (1 877 798 3752)
 

ChooseGreen

Member
Apr 6, 2016
152
158
Ontario, Canada
If anyone is interested in importing a roadster the part numbers to make life easy for you are as follows

6002883 - INSTRUMENT PACK,ROADSTER (EUR) -- mi/h to km/h
Obviously not needed for later Tesla models

6003892 - KIT, ALARM, EU, R2 -- keyfob with immobilization system per Transport Canada standards
A simple black box behind the dash that will require new airbag clips to get to.

6004588 - Module,Veh Mgmt Sys (VMS), EU GSM w/res. -- permanent daylight, mi to km odometer
The last know one was Located in Europe, but there may be a few more undocumented on a shelf somewhere. Not only will the main interface require replacing but someone will need to link it to the vehicle. At present there are no known techs retained that have the equipment or knowledge to do it.

2002011 - ALPHA - MODULE,HOMELINK -- yes, you're reading right, the garage door opener!!!... :cursing:
The thing is not standard in US and Canada and is integrated with Canadian/European VMS, so they had to change it too.

Thankfully these were all parts added to the roadster in component form, not built into it the system as a whole unit.

Compliance regulations change so if Transport Canada, who seem to be governed by Canadian Insurance Companies, relax the requirements then it should be a simple process, like importing a Porsche or a Toyota.

Aha, thanks for that description. I’m seeing what you’re saying now. Will be interesting to see how this progresses.
 

X.l.r.8

Supporting Member
Feb 18, 2018
1,424
905
Toronto/Miami
I think 2019 and going forward are different in that they are compliant therefore allowing additional years in. The notes say models up to 2019, hence I think they are now building them on an international standard. Rather than hoping international standards allow them. A few roadsters that cannot get the parts are parked up until 2025 when they are allowed to be registered regardless.
 

hpjtv

Member
Jul 5, 2014
138
31
Langley, BC, Canada
Thinking of buying new or CPO directly from Tesla. Is there any benefit to all this importing if you need to trade in your old Tesla? I’m thinking there might be too much paperwork and so on and probably not much savings as your trade in will be lower in value in the US as well.
 

phtp

Member
Apr 21, 2018
437
161
Vancouver
Thinking of buying new or CPO directly from Tesla. Is there any benefit to all this importing if you need to trade in your old Tesla? I’m thinking there might be too much paperwork and so on and probably not much savings as your trade in will be lower in value in the US as well.

Are you suggesting you'll be trading in your Canadian Car to Tesla US side? That won't work unless you import your car into the states, at which point you'll be paying US taxes. So that doesn't make sense to do.
 
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hpjtv

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Jul 5, 2014
138
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Langley, BC, Canada
Are you suggesting you'll be trading in your Canadian Car to Tesla US side? That won't work unless you import your car into the states, at which point you'll be paying US taxes. So that doesn't make sense to do.

thanks phtp, forgot about that. Checking the US prices vs Canadian prices after exchange rate, it's not much different. Better buying and trading in here, less hassle and paperwork.
 

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