<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>Looking at:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs">http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs</a></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>the suggestion is that a "3" in the 8th digit would signify a sport, and a "1" would be a normal roadster.</div><div><br></div><div>In particular:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs?p=50374&viewfull=1#post50374">http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VINs?p=50374&viewfull=1#post50374</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; ">Digits 1-3, Manufacturer: 5YJ = Tesla<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 4, Car line: R = Roadster<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 5, Body type: E = convertible<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 6, Region: 1 = USA<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 7, Restraint system: For 2008, 1 = Type 2 seat belts and dual air bags<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">For 2010, A = Type 2 seat belts and dual air bags<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 8, Motor: For 2008, B = Tesla 56C<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">For 2010, 1 = Tesla M6B; 3 = Tesla M6S<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 9, Check digit: Variable according to formula<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 10, Model year: 8 = 2008; A = 2010<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 11, Plant of manufacture: 1 = Menlo Park, USA<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Digit 12-17, Sequential production number<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; "><br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">They additionally note that Founders' Series vehicles will have F in digit 12.<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; "><br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">Therefore --<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; "><br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">5YJRE11B = 2008 Roadster<br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">5YJRE1A1 = 2010 Roadster <br style="-webkit-box-shadow: none !important; ">5YJRE1A3 = 2010 Roadster Sport</span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>would seem to give us the ability to auto-identify a v1.5 car as a "B" in the 8th digit.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br></div></body></html>