Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Hyundai/VIN Codes

Hyundai's VIN format

Position	Sample	Description
1	K	WMI	Geographic zone
2	M		Manufacturer
3	H		Vehicle type
4	E	VDS	Series
5	N		Body type
6	4		Trim level
7	1		Restraint Systems
8	D		Engine Type
9	P		Check digit
10	X	VIS	Model year
11	A		Plant code
12	0		Serial number
13	4
14	4
15	9
16	0
17	9

Hyundai WMIs

• AC5 = Hyundai Automotive South Africa (cars)
• ADD = Hyundai Automotive South Africa (SUV)
• KMH = Hyundai Korea (passenger vehicle)
• KM8 = Hyundai Korea (multi-purpose vehicle)
• MAL = Hyundai Motors India Ltd
• NLH = Hyundai Assan (passenger cars)
• NLJ = Hyundai Assan (minibus, van)
• TMA = Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech
• U6Z = Kia Motors Slovakia (ix35 only)
• Z94 = Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus
• ZK5 = Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni
• 2HM = Hyundai Canada
• 3H3 = Hyundai de Mexico SA de CV
• 5NP = Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama

Geographic zone

• K = Asia (South Korea)
• M = Asia (India)
• N = Asia (Turkey)
• T = Europe (Czech Republic)
• 2 = Canada
• 3 = North America (Mexico)
• 5 = USA

Manufacturer

• A = HMI (Hyundai Motor India)
• H = Bromont Assembly Plant, Canada
• L = HAOS (Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi), Turkey
• M = HMC (Hyundai Motor Company), South Korea
• N = HMMA (Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama), USA

Vehicle type

• B = Trailer
• C = Special car
• D = Recreational
• E = Tractor
• F = Truck, van
• H = Passenger car, MPV, RV
• J = Minibus, bus, semi-MPV
• X = Passenger car, MPV, RV
• Y = Bus
• Z = Truck, van
• 8 = MPV

Vehicle Descriptor Section

Series

• A = Atos, Atos Prime
• B = Sonata (LHD 1988-1994)
• C = Sonata (LHD 1995-1998), Accent LC
• D = Sonata (RHD), Elantra XD
• E = Sonata EF
• F = Grandeur XG, H100 (LHD)
• G = H100 (RHD), Centennial/Equus
• H = Tiburon
• J = /E/Lantra (LHD), Tiburon/Coupe (LHD), Tucson
• K = /E/Lantra (RHD), Tiburon/Coupe (RHD), Galloper
• M = Santamo, Trajet, Entourage
• R = H100 (LHD)
• S = Santa Fe
• U = Accent (RHD)
• V = Accent, Excel, Scoupe (LHD)
• W = Sonata EF, H-1/Starex
• X = H100 truck

Vehicle Identifier Section

Plant code

• A = Asan, Korea
• B = Bromont, Canada (2HM) / Gabarone, Botswana (KMH)
• C = Changwon, Korea. Cheonju, Korea
• H = Montgomery, USA
• J = Nošovice, Czech Republic (TMA) / East London, South Africa (AC5/ADD)
• K = Gwangju, Korea (Kia plant)
• L = Žilina, Slovakia (Kia plant)
• M = Chennai, India
• R = Sankt Petersburg, Russia
• U = Ulsan, Korea
• Z = İzmit, Turkey
• 5 = Osnabrück, Germany (Karmann, KNA) / Žilina, Slovakia (Kia plant, KNE)
• 6 = Sohari, Korea

References

• http://www.hyundai.auto.ru/vin.pdf
• http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43974
• http://www.paul128.co.kr/paul/car/hdinfo.html
• http://www.genracer.com/hyundai-vin-decoder/
• http://www.aiam.org/vin/2000VINBOOK.pdf
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/4712367/VIN
• http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/manufacture/