Every Hyundai Palisade (2020–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the KM8 WMI. The Palisade is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Hyundai Palisade 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 Palisade.
Each sample below is built from the real KM8 WMI and the Palisade's descriptor, so it decodes to a Hyundai Palisade of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample KM8R4DGE1LU777042 — a 2020 Hyundai Palisade:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | KM8 | Marks the VIN as Hyundai, built in South Korea |
| 4–8 | VDS | R4DGE | Descriptor for the Palisade — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 1 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | L | Code L = 2020 |
| 11 | Plant | U | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 777042 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Hyundai Palisade VIN read KM8 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Hyundai, assembled in South Korea (Asia). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (R4DGE in our seed) describe the Palisade itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Palisade, 2020 is code L and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Hyundai Palisade VIN is 17 characters starting with the KM8 WMI, for example KM8R4DGE1LU777042. Positions 4–8 describe the Palisade, 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 Palisade 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 Palisade 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 Palisade's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Hyundai Palisade. No real vehicle's VIN is used.