Every Hyundai Santa Fe (2019–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5NM WMI. The Santa Fe is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Hyundai Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe.
Each sample below is built from the real 5NM WMI and the Santa Fe's descriptor, so it decodes to a Hyundai Santa Fe of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5NMS2DAJ7KH831371 — a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5NM | Marks the VIN as Hyundai, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | S2DAJ | Descriptor for the Santa Fe — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 7 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | H | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 831371 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Hyundai Santa Fe VIN read 5NM — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Hyundai, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (S2DAJ in our seed) describe the Santa Fe itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Santa Fe, 2019 is code K and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Hyundai Santa Fe VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5NM WMI, for example 5NMS2DAJ7KH831371. Positions 4–8 describe the Santa Fe, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5NM is the Hyundai WMI, positions 4–8 are the Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe in our seed uses the 5NM WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5NM decodes to Hyundai.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Hyundai 5NM WMI, and carry the Santa Fe's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Hyundai Santa Fe. No real vehicle's VIN is used.