Every Hyundai Elantra (2017–2023) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5NP WMI. The Elantra is a gas sedan; this page shows what each character of a Hyundai Elantra VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the Elantra.
Each sample below is built from the real 5NP WMI and the Elantra's descriptor, so it decodes to a Hyundai Elantra of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5NPD84LF3HH067742 — a 2017 Hyundai Elantra:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5NP | Marks the VIN as Hyundai, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | D84LF | Descriptor for the Elantra — sedan body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 3 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | H | Code H = 2017 |
| 11 | Plant | H | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 067742 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Hyundai Elantra VIN read 5NP — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Hyundai, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (D84LF in our seed) describe the Elantra itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Elantra, 2017 is code H and 2023 is code P. See the 2023 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Hyundai Elantra VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5NP WMI, for example 5NPD84LF3HH067742. Positions 4–8 describe the Elantra, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5NP is the Hyundai WMI, positions 4–8 are the Elantra descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The Elantra in our seed uses the 5NP WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5NP decodes to Hyundai.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Hyundai 5NP WMI, and carry the Elantra's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Hyundai Elantra. No real vehicle's VIN is used.