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Hyundai VIN Decoder
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
The VIN of HYUNDAI vehicles fully complies with the standard for the North American market only. For other markets, the checksum is not indicated in the 9th position.
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WMI for Hyundai
| WMI | NAME | MANUFACTURER | COUNTRY | VEHICLE TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | Hyundai | HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. | UNITED STATES (USA) | Trailer |
| 3H3 | Hyundai | HYUNDAI DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | MEXICO | Trailer |
| 3KP | Hyundai | HYUNDAI DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | MEXICO | Passenger Car |
| 5NM | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | UNITED STATES (USA) | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) |
| 5NP | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | UNITED STATES (USA) | Passenger Car |
| 5XX | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | UNITED STATES (USA) | Passenger Car |
| 5XY | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | UNITED STATES (USA) | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) |
| KM8 | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | SOUTH KOREA | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) |
| KMF | Hyundai | HYUNDAI MOTOR CO | SOUTH KOREA | Truck |
| KMH | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | SOUTH KOREA | Passenger Car |
| KMT | Hyundai | HYUNDAI MOTOR CO | SOUTH KOREA | Passenger Car |
| KMU | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | SOUTH KOREA | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) |
| KNA | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | SOUTH KOREA | Passenger Car |
| KND | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | SOUTH KOREA | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) |
| KPH | Hyundai | HYUNDAI MOTOR CO | SOUTH KOREA | Passenger Car |
| U5Y | Hyundai | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) | UNITED STATES (USA) | Passenger Car |
Decode VIN for Hyundai
| № | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | WMI |
| 4 | First models - steering wheel model and location: A - Stellar (right hand drive) B - Stellar (left hand drive) C - Sonata II (left hand drive) D - Sonata II (right hand drive) E - Marcia (left hand drive) F - Marcia (right hand drive) G - Equus J - Elantra (left hand drive) K - Elantra (right wheel) L - other left-hand drive models M - Grandeur (left hand drive) P - Pony (left hand drive) R - Pony (right wheel) S - Stellar (left hand drive) T - Stellar (right wheel) U - Pony / Accent / Lantra (all right-hand drive) V - Pony / Accent / Excel / S-Coupe (all LHD) X - Dynasty Subsequent models - lineup: A - Atos / Santro / Visto / i10 B - Click / Getz C - Accent / Verna / Solaris D - Elantra (XD) / Lantra (XD) / i30 / Avante E - Sonata (except for the North American market) / Sonata (made in India) F - Grandeur XG / Azera G - Genesis H - Coupe / Tuscani / Tiburon J - Tucson K - Galopper M - Carstar / Santamo / Trajet N - Terracan / Veracruz P - Matrix R - Grace S - Santa Fe W - Starex / Sonata (for the North American market) / H1 / H100 |
| 5 | Body type: A - hatchback, 5 doors B - pickup, 2 doors C - convertible D - hatchback, 3 doors E - coupe, 2 doors F - sedan, 4 doors G - coupe, 2 doors N - combi, 3 doors P - combi, 5 doors S - station wagon, 5 doors T - station wagon, 5 doors V - minivan W - station wagon, 5 doors |
| 6 | Equipment: 1 - L (Standart) 2 - GL 3 - GLS (Super DeLuxe) E - DLX S - Standart T - Taxi |
| 7 | Complete set with security systems: 1 - inertial seat belts 2 - airbags 3 - driver's airbag 4 - airbag for driver and passenger 5 - deactivated passenger airbag |
| 8 | Engine for models of the same class: Class A (Atos / Santo / Visto / i10): B - 1.1 L (gasoline, SOHC (3 valves per cylinder)) C - 1.2 (1.3) l (gasoline, DOHC) F - 0.8 L (gasoline, SOHC) G - 1.0 L (gasoline, SOHC) H - 1.1 L (gasoline, SOHC) J - 0.8 l (gasoline) R - 0.8 l Class B (Getz / Click): A - 1.5 L (petrol, DOHC) B - 1.6 L (gasoline, DOHC) C - 1.8 L (petrol, DOHC) F - 1.0 L (gasoline, SOHC) G - 1.1 l (gasoline, SOHC) H - 1.3 L (gasoline, SOHC) J - 1.5 L (gasoline, SOHC) V - 1.1 L (diesel, TCI) W - 1.5 L (diesel, TCI) Class C (Accent / Verna / Matrix / Lavita): B - 1.5 L (gasoline, DOHC) C - 1.6 L (gasoline, DOHC) D - 1.8 L (gasoline, DOHC) F - 1.0 / 1.3 l (gasoline, SOHC) G - 1.5 l (gasoline, SOHC) V - 1.5 L (diesel, TCI) W - 2.0 L (diesel, TCI) Class C + (Elantra / Lantra / i30 / Avante): A - 1.5 L (petrol, DOHC) B - 1.6 L (gasoline, DOHC) C - 1.4 L (petrol, DOHC) [i30] C - 1.8 L (petrol, DOHC) D - 2.0 l (gasoline, DOHC) J - 1.5 l (gasoline) L - 1.5 L (gasoline) M - 1.8 L (gasoline) R - 1.6 l (gasoline) T - 1.6 L (diesel, CRDI) [i30] U - 2.0 L (diesel, CRDI) [i30] V - 2.0 L (diesel, TCI) Class D (Sonata for the European market): A - 1.8 L (petrol, DOHC) B - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) D - 2.4 L (gasoline, DOHC) E - 2.5 L (petrol, DOHC) F - 2.7 L (petrol, DOHC) H- 2.0 l (petrol, DOHC) M - 2.0 l Class D (Sonata for the North American market): E - 3.3 l (gasoline) F - 2.0 l (gasoline) H - 2.7 L (gasoline) N - 1.9 L (gasoline) S - 2.4 l (gasoline) V - 2.5 L (gasoline) Sonata II: D - 1.8 L (gasoline) F - 2.0 l (gasoline) L - 2.0 l M - 1.8 L N - 1.8 l T - 3.0 l Grandeur XG: A - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) C - 2.5 L (gasoline, DOHC) D - 3.0 l (gasoline, DOHC) E - 3.5 L (petrol, DOHC) M - 2.7 L Genesis: E - 3.8 L (petrol, DOHC, V6) Coupe / Tuscani / Tiburon: B - 1.6 L (gasoline, DOHC) C - 1.6 L (gasoline, DOHC) D - 2.0 l (gasoline, DOHC) F - 2.7 L (petrol, DOHC) Santamo: M - 2.0 l (gasoline, SOHC) N - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) P - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) S - 2.0 l (gasoline, SOHC) Z - 2.0 l (SOHC) Santa Fe: A - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) B - 2.4 L (gasoline, DOHC) D - 2.7 L (gasoline, DOHC) E - 3.5 L (petrol, DOHC) P - 2.7 L V - 2.0 l (gasoline) V - 2.7 L (diesel, TCI) W - 2.2 L (diesel, TCI) Terracan: C - 3.5 L (gasoline, DOHC) W - 2.5 L (TCI) X - 2.9 L (TCI) Trajet: A - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) C - 2.7 L (petrol, DOHC) N - 2.7 L (DOHC) V - 2.0 L (diesel, TCI) Tucson: B - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) D - 2.7 L (gasoline, DOHC) P - 2.0 L (petrol, DOHC) V - 2.0 L (diesel, TCI) Veracruz: C - 3.8 L (gasoline, DOHC) W - 3.0 L (diesel, TCI) |
| 9 | Check Digit |
| 10 | Year |
| 11 | Manufacturing plant: A - A-San (Korea) C - Cheon-Ju (Korea) M - Chennnai (Madras) (India) M - TagAZ (Russia) U - Ul-San (Korea) Z - Izmit (Turkey) |
| 12-17 | Sequential Number |
According to the requirements of the standard in the VIN, the year of manufacture is indicated by the 10th character. Not all manufacturers comply with this - explicitly, the year of issue in the VIN on the European market is not indicated on HONDA, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MAZDA, Toyota, NISSAN cars. But models released for the North American market necessarily contain the model year in the 10th VIN character.
VIN: symbol year of manufacture
| Year | Symbol | Year | Symbol | Year | Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 | 1991 | M | 2011 | B |
| 1972 | 2 | 1992 | N | 2012 | C |
| 1973 | 3 | 1993 | P | 2013 | D |
| 1974 | 4 | 1994 | R | 2014 | E |
| 1975 | 5 | 1995 | S | 2015 | F |
| 1976 | 6 | 1996 | T | 2016 | G |
| 1977 | 7 | 1997 | V | 2017 | H |
| 1978 | 8 | 1998 | W | 2018 | J |
| 1979 | 9 | 1999 | X | 2019 | K |
| 1980 | A | 2000 | Y | 2020 | L |
| 1981 | B | 2001 | 1 | 2021 | M |
| 1982 | C | 2002 | 2 | 2022 | N |
| 1983 | D | 2003 | 3 | 2023 | P |
| 1984 | E | 2004 | 4 | 2024 | R |
| 1985 | F | 2005 | 5 | 2025 | S |
| 1986 | G | 2006 | 6 | 2026 | T |
| 1987 | H | 2007 | 7 | 2027 | V |
| 1988 | J | 2008 | 8 | 2028 | W |
| 1989 | K | 2009 | 9 | 2029 | X |
| 1990 | L | 2010 | A | 2030 | Y |