Will a Tesla bought in South Korea work in US?

[bravos]

I am enjoying my Model Y in Korea since last June. I happened to relocate to LA next year and wondering if it is possible to import from KR to US. My model Y was manufactured in US and has US plug-ins. Does anyone has any idea or experience on importing Tesla from KR to US?

 

[ivory_diadems]

This is a great question and I may be in a similar situation several years from now, so am hoping someone could shed some light on this as well.

 

[bannedgoose]

arent all teslas made in USA......?

 

[meloccom]

If your Korean spec Tesla has the proprietary Tesla charge port you should be able to use it in the USA. However the modem and maps will not work and Tesla have a history of resisting helping owners convert their cars for use in a different market.
I understand that forum user @electricboat has helped some Hong Kong owners move their HK Teslas to the UK and may be able to help.
Relocating to UK take Tesla with?
if it were me, I would sell and repurchase in the USA unless the move was only relatively temporary.

 

[electricboat]

For MCU1 it is easy to swap those and change the config of those. Even remotely
But one question you got to ask is that is it worth it ?

 

[kaidou]

Hell no. You will be doomed just like I am currently. Your Warranty won't be honored, and if you have any serious mal-functioning error (such as, DU failure, or battery failure, whatever), it's all on you. And also, your centerscreen will be a complete trash with only portion of screen works for driving feature. Your T-map will NEVER work in the States. Please trust me, and just get rid of your car at Korea. You will sell it much more expensive than what you bought about an year ago.

 

[electricboat]

Ton of ppl have done it and yes it will not be warranty but map can change , region can change
Parts can be bought easily in Europe
And there are specialist all over the world who does repair on tesla and a lot of them are active in this forum