[Ovmsdev] Sport vs Non-Sport in VIN

[William Petefish]

Digit 10: B = 2011

William

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:54 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson <mark at webb-johnson.net>wrote:

>
> Looking at:
>
>
> http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs
>
>
> the suggestion is that a "3" in the 8th digit would signify a sport, and a
> "1" would be a normal roadster.
>
> In particular:
>
>
> http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs?p=50374&viewfull=1#post50374
>
> Digits 1-3, Manufacturer: 5YJ = Tesla
> Digit 4, Car line: R = Roadster
> Digit 5, Body type: E = convertible
> Digit 6, Region: 1 = USA
> Digit 7, Restraint system: For 2008, 1 = Type 2 seat belts and dual air
> bags
> For 2010, A = Type 2 seat belts and dual air bags
> Digit 8, Motor: For 2008, B = Tesla 56C
> For 2010, 1 = Tesla M6B; 3 = Tesla M6S
> Digit 9, Check digit: Variable according to formula
> Digit 10, Model year: 8 = 2008; A = 2010
> Digit 11, Plant of manufacture: 1 = Menlo Park, USA
> Digit 12-17, Sequential production number
>
> They additionally note that Founders' Series vehicles will have F in digit
> 12.
>
> Therefore --
>
> 5YJRE11B = 2008 Roadster
> 5YJRE1A1 = 2010 Roadster
> 5YJRE1A3 = 2010 Roadster Sport
>
>
> would seem to give us the ability to auto-identify a v1.5 car as a "B" in
> the 8th digit.
>
> Does anyone here know if this is reliable? It would be nice to auto-detect
> this to have one less thing to hassle the users with.
>
> Regards, Mark.
>
>
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