Factory build sheet

2012 Tesla Model S W/DC Fast Charge

Build 5YJSA1DN-C · Electric · Rear-wheel drive · Hatchback

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YJSA1DN and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Model S whose VIN starts 5YJSA1DN and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 168 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 168 known VINs
  • 1 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Tesla with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Engine model
Base, Tier 7 Battery (81-90 kWh)
Fuel type
Electric
Electrification
Battery electric

Drivetrain

Drive type
Rear-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
5
Manufacturer
TESLA, INC.

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Tesla used the VIN pattern 5YJSA1DN for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 5YJ TESLA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 SA1DN Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 C Model year — 2012
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

168 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 5YJSA1DN-C shares the specification above.

  • 168 Known VINs
  • 1 Listed for sale now

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 168 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.