Enter the 17-character VIN of your Tesla to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Tesla and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. Our data for the brand covers six models, Cybertruck, Model 3, Model S, Model X, Model Y and Roadster, with model years from 2008 to the present and the body styles Sedan, SUV and Roadster. The decoder is free and needs no registration.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. For Tesla we recognise four of them: 5YJ, 7JR, 7SA and LRW. Together they point to two countries of manufacture, the United States and China. Our list is not complete, so a VIN that starts with other characters may simply fall outside it.
Characters 4 to 8 form the descriptor section, and character 9 is the check digit. Character 10 is the model year, character 11 the assembly plant, and characters 12 to 17 the serial number. For a Tesla in our range, a 10th character of 8 stands for 2008, L for 2020 and N for 2022. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, which avoids confusion with the digits 1 and 0.
The check digit is required in North America, while many European VINs fill that position differently. So an unfamiliar value in position 9 says little on its own. VINs in this format exist for cars built since 1981.
Every VIN has six parts. This is what each of them means.
| Part | Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| WMI | 1 to 3 | World manufacturer identifier: who built the vehicle and where |
| VDS | 4 to 8 | Vehicle descriptor: model, body type and engine, as set by the manufacturer |
| Check digit | 9 | Control value that helps confirm the VIN is valid |
| Model year | 10 | Code for the model year |
| Plant | 11 | Code for the assembly plant |
| Serial | 12 to 17 | Production sequence number of this vehicle |
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
It is printed in the vehicle registration documents and is normally visible at the base of the windshield on the driver's side. Copy all 17 characters exactly as shown.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country of manufacture. We map 5YJ, 7JR, 7SA and LRW to Tesla, and these codes belong to the United States and China.
Look at the 10th character. In our model range 8 means 2008, L means 2020, N means 2022 and P means 2023. Our version data for Tesla starts at 2008 and runs to the present.
It reads only the VIN, so it shows manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not stored in the VIN.
Compare the VIN on the car with the one in the registration documents and make sure the characters match. Then check that the 10th character fits the model year the seller states, and inspect the car in person.