TyPope
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While waiting on my wife's Model Y, searching your order page's source code for "5YJY" is the thing to do. You (apparently) can actually have a VIN assigned before the Tesla rep calls to set up delivery. I suppose it's just a way to get pre-excited for your delivery. Anyway, there's a bit of code that puts the Tesla T in your browser and it turns RED when you are on a Tesla.com site and if you select the "Manage" button next to your car, you can then hit the Tesla T from the little program and it'll search the page source code for that ever elusive "5YJY". Why those letters? Well, I looked it up and made a little thing:
We’ll decode Model Y VIN 5YJYGDEF2LFR00876 here as an example.
1-3 - (5JY) is the manufacturer code. All Tesla VINs begin with 5YJ.
4 – (Y) Model Type. Y for Model Y. (C for Cybertruck?) (S) was Model S, (3) for Model 3, etc
5 – (G) or Body Type and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, is “G,” a new entry for Tesla. Tesla Model 3s used (E) for “Sedan, Left Hand Drive” and (F) for “Sedan, Right Hand Drive.” If they use G and H for the Model Y, will they use I and J for the Cybertruck?
6 – (D) is the restraint system, listed as “Type 2 manual seatbelts (FR, SR*3), PODS.” Driver and Passenger have front, knee, and side airbags.
7 – (E) The seventh digit indicates fuel type, “E” for electric
8 - (F) for motor/drive unit, also appears to be new for the Model Y. In this instance, it means a Model Y Dual Motor — Performance.
9 - (2) is a “check digit” function that NHTSA uses to prevent fraudulent VINs.
10 - (L) is the model year and is standardized by NHSTA. All vehicles made in 2020 will have an “L” here, an “M” for 2021, and so on.
11 - (F) is the plant of manufacture. In this case, it's Fremont.
12-17 - (R00876) is the sequence number. This VIN has an (R) at the beginning which Tesla uses for a “release candidate.”
So, the first Cybertruck off the line that isn’t a release candidate may have a VIN like: 5JYCIDEG1MT000001
I used the following formula:
1-3 - (5YJ) because Tesla is the manufacturer
4 - (C) for Cybertruck
5 - (I) because it’s the model after the left-drive and right-drive model Y. The Cybertruck should also have the letter J for the right-drive version
6 – (D) for the restraint system same as the Model Y
7 – (E) for Electric
8 – (G) is the drivetrain. I'm guessing 3 motor, 200KwH battery (actually, for this one, I’m not sure but it'll be whatever the drivetrain designation is for the first CT
9 – (1) becase this check digit should be a 1 as it matches the last number of the VIN which should be a “1”… you know, for the FIRST one!
10 – (M) because it will be manufactured in 2021. I don’t want the first ones to be in 2022… N would be the letter in that case.
11 – (A) for Austin (or maybe a T for Tulsa???)
12-17 – This will be 000001. That will be “serial number one”. Whereas mine will probably be more like 245999 or something like that.
Anyway, I hope this was interesting for you and perhaps a little helpful in some small, small way.
We’ll decode Model Y VIN 5YJYGDEF2LFR00876 here as an example.
1-3 - (5JY) is the manufacturer code. All Tesla VINs begin with 5YJ.
4 – (Y) Model Type. Y for Model Y. (C for Cybertruck?) (S) was Model S, (3) for Model 3, etc
5 – (G) or Body Type and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, is “G,” a new entry for Tesla. Tesla Model 3s used (E) for “Sedan, Left Hand Drive” and (F) for “Sedan, Right Hand Drive.” If they use G and H for the Model Y, will they use I and J for the Cybertruck?
6 – (D) is the restraint system, listed as “Type 2 manual seatbelts (FR, SR*3), PODS.” Driver and Passenger have front, knee, and side airbags.
7 – (E) The seventh digit indicates fuel type, “E” for electric
8 - (F) for motor/drive unit, also appears to be new for the Model Y. In this instance, it means a Model Y Dual Motor — Performance.
9 - (2) is a “check digit” function that NHTSA uses to prevent fraudulent VINs.
10 - (L) is the model year and is standardized by NHSTA. All vehicles made in 2020 will have an “L” here, an “M” for 2021, and so on.
11 - (F) is the plant of manufacture. In this case, it's Fremont.
12-17 - (R00876) is the sequence number. This VIN has an (R) at the beginning which Tesla uses for a “release candidate.”
So, the first Cybertruck off the line that isn’t a release candidate may have a VIN like: 5JYCIDEG1MT000001
I used the following formula:
1-3 - (5YJ) because Tesla is the manufacturer
4 - (C) for Cybertruck
5 - (I) because it’s the model after the left-drive and right-drive model Y. The Cybertruck should also have the letter J for the right-drive version
6 – (D) for the restraint system same as the Model Y
7 – (E) for Electric
8 – (G) is the drivetrain. I'm guessing 3 motor, 200KwH battery (actually, for this one, I’m not sure but it'll be whatever the drivetrain designation is for the first CT
9 – (1) becase this check digit should be a 1 as it matches the last number of the VIN which should be a “1”… you know, for the FIRST one!
10 – (M) because it will be manufactured in 2021. I don’t want the first ones to be in 2022… N would be the letter in that case.
11 – (A) for Austin (or maybe a T for Tulsa???)
12-17 – This will be 000001. That will be “serial number one”. Whereas mine will probably be more like 245999 or something like that.
Anyway, I hope this was interesting for you and perhaps a little helpful in some small, small way.