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How to Verify SC01

SC01 and SC05 can both appear as “Free Supercharging” and “Lifetime Award” in the Tesla app. The app wording alone does not separate them. Start with the access you have, then record the source and date of every vehicle-specific check.

I only have a VIN

Pre-purchase checks

Quick signals you can run before contacting the seller. These narrow the field, but don't prove SC01 on their own.

Confirm the build window

This guide uses January 15, 2017 as the order-date cutoff and April 2017 as the delivery boundary for SC01 candidates.

  1. 1.Open the Check a VIN and paste the vehicle's VIN.
  2. 2.Treat an after-April 2017 build date as a reason to investigate the exact car more closely, not a reason to stop. SC01 has been observed outside the commonly cited production window, and we do not know of a Tesla rule that makes April 2017 a hard cutoff.

Screening evidence

EV-CPO.com Lookup

Quick online check using VIN. Only works for vehicles that have been listed on Tesla's inventory.

  1. 1.Go to ev-cpo.com/lookup
  2. 2.Enter the vehicle's VIN number
  3. 3.Review the results for supercharging status
  4. 4.Look for 'SC01' in the option codes or 'Free Unlimited Supercharging' in the features
  • No result does not mean no SC01. EV-CPO coverage depends on the Tesla inventory records it has captured, and a private-sale car may not appear.
  • Listings can be out of date even for cars EV-CPO does track.
NextConfirm SC01 with the seller's account
I'm at the car

On-the-spot checks

What you can confirm while looking at the vehicle with the seller. Strong indicators, but the Tesla app can't tell SC01 from SC05 on its own.

SC01 vs SC05 look identical in the app
Both SC01 and SC05 show “Free Supercharging” and “Lifetime Award” in the Tesla app. The app alone is not enough. Pair it with an owner-access check below.

Supporting evidence

Premium Connectivity Context

A community-reported clue, not proof of the vehicle's SC code

  1. 1.Look at the vehicle's center touchscreen (MCU)
  2. 2.Check for Premium Connectivity subscription status in the vehicle's settings
  3. 3.Some owners treat a Premium Connectivity charge or subscription as a clue that SC01 may have been stripped
  4. 4.Tesla sets Premium Connectivity eligibility separately. Do not use this screen to identify SC01 or prove a change in Supercharging status.
  • A Premium Connectivity charge does not identify the SC code. Treat it as a reason to check the vehicle record, not as proof that SC01 changed.

Strong owner-access evidence

Tesla App Verification

Check the seller's Tesla mobile app directly

  1. 1.Ask the seller to open the Tesla app on their phone
  2. 2.Navigate to the vehicle's details/specs page
  3. 3.Scroll to the bottom and look for 'Free Unlimited Supercharging' in the specs list
  4. 4.Also check the Charging section. It should show 'Free Supercharging' with 'Lifetime Award'.
  • SC05, historically treated as nontransferable, looks identical to SC01 in the app. Both say 'Free Supercharging' and 'Lifetime Award'. Check Tesla's current policy for the exact car.
What to look for in the Tesla app
Specs page

Scroll to the bottom of the Specs tab. Look for “Free Unlimited Supercharging” as the last item.

90D
Black Headliner
22" Onyx Black Wheels
Free Unlimited Supercharging
Charging page

In the Charging section, look for “Free Supercharging” with “Lifetime Award” and the vehicle model/VIN.

Free Supercharging
Lifetime Award
2016 Model X Vin 1120
NextConfirm SC01 (not SC05) with the seller's account
The seller can log in

Direct option-code evidence

These checks use information exposed through the seller's signed-in Tesla account. Record the source and date alongside what the account returns.

Direct option-code evidence

Tesla Account Option-Code Check

An owner-access technique that may expose the vehicle's option codes

  1. 1.Ask the seller to log into their Tesla account on a computer (not the app)
  2. 2.Have them navigate to: tesla.com/teslaaccount/oxp-bff-api/user-orders
  3. 3.If Tesla still exposes this account response, it may display raw vehicle data and option codes
  4. 4.Search for '$SC01' in the results
  5. 5.If you see $SC01, the vehicle currently shows the free supercharging code (verify current transfer status with Tesla before purchase)
  6. 6.If you see $SC05, record the source and date, then check Tesla's current treatment for that car
  • The seller must be logged into the account the car is registered to
  • This is a private account path, not a published Tesla verification service. It can change or stop working.
  • A seller may decline to expose private account data. Ask for another vehicle-specific source instead.
  • Use Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F) to search the JSON for SC01. Or paste the response into the SC Code Finder below.
SC Code Finder

Paste the JSON response from the Tesla API below. This runs entirely in your browser. No data is sent anywhere.

100% client-side. Nothing leaves your browser.

Direct option-code evidence

Compositor Image URL Method

A second owner-access technique that may expose option codes

  1. 1.Ask the seller to log into their Tesla account on a computer
  2. 2.Go to the vehicle management / 'Manage' page where the car image is shown
  3. 3.Right-click on the car image and select 'Copy image address' or 'Open image in new tab'
  4. 4.The URL may contain an option string when Tesla's current page format exposes it
  5. 5.Look for '$SC01' in the URL parameters
  • Tesla can change the page and image URL format. Record the source and date, and use another vehicle-specific check when the option string is absent.
Example compositor URL
https://static-assets.tesla.com/v1/compositor/
?model=mx&view=STUD_3QTR&size=1440
&options=$RFPX,$USSB,$X013,$S06B,$ME02,$QLEB,$SR04,$SP00,$X021,$SC01

Option codes are comma-separated. Look for $SC01. If you see $SC05 instead, SC05 has historically been treated as nontransferable. Check Tesla's current policy for the exact car.