VINs · Labels · Documents · Vehicle screens

What can your Tesla tell you?

Start with its VIN. Add a door sticker, sill plate, glove-box label, build sheet, window sticker, tire label, component label or screen capture to fill in the details.

VIN (optional when it appears in your document)

17 characters. Letters I, O and Q are not used. Image text is reviewed before lookup.

What are you reading?

Type, paste or review the document text

Keep field names, units and front/rear labels. Add several documents for the same car. Unfamiliar codes remain in the report.

Read a photo, camera image or PDF

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Reading happens in your browser. Images and PDFs stay on your device. English printed text is supported; correct anything the reader misses before decoding.

Read PDF pages as photos (use for scans or mixed text and images)

Your data and privacy

Photos, PDFs and barcode reading stay on your device. Clicking Decode sends your VIN, selected document type and all reviewed text to this site's server to prepare the report. An official VIN lookup also sends the VIN to NHTSA.

What leaves the page, storage and logs

Reading tools are downloaded from this site. The original image and PDF files are not uploaded. Text copied from them, including filenames and any personal details left in the text box, is submitted when you decode.
NHTSA receives the VIN and our server's connection details for the lookup. We do not forward your document text or browser IP address to NHTSA.
The decoder does not save submitted text or reports in a database or inbox. Downloads create a file on your device; printing uses your browser's print dialog.
Our host receives your IP address and browser details; form submissions also carry a security cookie. Hosting request logs may retain the requested address and time. Older VIN links can put the VIN in that address, request logs and browser history.
Decoder forms and results load no ads, visit analytics or Google Fonts. Following an external source or recall link opens another site, which receives your request under its own privacy policy.

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Bring the evidence together

VIN & door-pillar label

Vehicle identity, encoded configuration, assembly plant and year code. The certification label can add build month and year, rated vehicle mass and axle ratings.

Glove-box label & sill plate

Read any printed VIN, paint or component identifiers. Labels vary by model and market; there is no assumed universal Tesla glove-box option-code format.

Build sheet & window sticker

Capture named equipment, exterior and interior colors, wheels, original prices, destination charges and printed efficiency figures. Unknown codes are retained for verification.

Tires, components & screens

Read tire sizes and DOT dates, original pressure values, battery and motor identifiers, firmware, odometer and displayed purchases. Preserve context and units from the original.

Find the VIN through the windshield or on the vehicle screen under Controls → Software. Door-label placement varies: Tesla's 2024+ Model 3 service manual identifies the right lower B-pillar; older Model 3 manuals describe the driver's door jamb.

Sources and interpretation rules

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