Every Hyundai Kona (2018–2023) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the KM8 WMI. The Kona is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Hyundai Kona 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 Kona.
Each sample below is built from the real KM8 WMI and the Kona's descriptor, so it decodes to a Hyundai Kona of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample KM8K2CAA6JU541846 — a 2018 Hyundai Kona:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | KM8 | Marks the VIN as Hyundai, built in South Korea |
| 4–8 | VDS | K2CAA | Descriptor for the Kona — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 6 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | J | Code J = 2018 |
| 11 | Plant | U | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 541846 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Hyundai Kona VIN read KM8 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Hyundai, assembled in South Korea (Asia). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (K2CAA in our seed) describe the Kona itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Kona, 2018 is code J and 2023 is code P. See the 2023 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Hyundai Kona VIN is 17 characters starting with the KM8 WMI, for example KM8K2CAA6JU541846. Positions 4–8 describe the Kona, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: KM8 is the Hyundai WMI, positions 4–8 are the Kona 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 Kona in our seed uses the KM8 WMI (South Korea). Any VIN beginning with KM8 decodes to Hyundai.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Hyundai KM8 WMI, and carry the Kona's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Hyundai Kona. No real vehicle's VIN is used.