(SMART) ordered 14 cars in December 2010.[6] Half of the cars were ordered as A-car and the remaining as B-car.

In June 2015 SMART received a grant from California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to purchase 3 C-cars.[7] These would have allowed SMART to use 3 train sets with a third car in the middle. In April 2016, SMART's general manager negotiated with CalSTA and Nippon Sharyo to adjust the order so SMART will receive 2 more full train sets bringing their fleet size to the required 9 (18 cars) needed for service to Cloverdale.[8]

The first cars, numbered 101 and 102, were delivered to SMART in April 2015. The final cars from the original order, numbered 113 and 114, arrived in December 2015.