Every Hyundai Tucson (2019–2021) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the KM8 WMI. The Tucson is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Hyundai Tucson VIN means and gives 3 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 Tucson.
Each sample below is built from the real KM8 WMI and the Tucson's descriptor, so it decodes to a Hyundai Tucson of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample KM8J3CA49KU110812 — a 2019 Hyundai Tucson:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | KM8 | Marks the VIN as Hyundai, built in South Korea |
| 4–8 | VDS | J3CA4 | Descriptor for the Tucson — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 9 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | U | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 110812 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Hyundai Tucson VIN read KM8 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Hyundai, assembled in South Korea (Asia). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (J3CA4 in our seed) describe the Tucson itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Tucson, 2019 is code K and 2021 is code M. See the 2021 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Hyundai Tucson VIN is 17 characters starting with the KM8 WMI, for example KM8J3CA49KU110812. Positions 4–8 describe the Tucson, 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 Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Hyundai Tucson. No real vehicle's VIN is used.