The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5YJ is assigned to Tesla, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5YJ decodes to Tesla. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5YJ.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5YJ (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Tesla |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | Model 3, Model Y, Model S |
Tesla test VINs · Decode a 5YJ VIN →
After the 5YJ WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
5YJ is a Tesla WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5YJ was built by Tesla and decodes to that make.
The first character 5 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 5YJ WMI, so a decoder returns Tesla. No real vehicle's VIN is used.