Every Kia Forte (2019–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 3KP WMI. The Forte is a gas sedan; this page shows what each character of a Kia Forte 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 Forte.
Each sample below is built from the real 3KP WMI and the Forte's descriptor, so it decodes to a Kia Forte of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 3KPF24AD0KE552802 — a 2019 Kia Forte:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 3KP | Marks the VIN as Kia, built in Mexico |
| 4–8 | VDS | F24AD | Descriptor for the Forte — sedan body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 0 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | E | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 552802 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Kia Forte VIN read 3KP — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Kia, assembled in Mexico (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (F24AD in our seed) describe the Forte itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Forte, 2019 is code K and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Kia Forte VIN is 17 characters starting with the 3KP WMI, for example 3KPF24AD0KE552802. Positions 4–8 describe the Forte, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 3KP is the Kia WMI, positions 4–8 are the Forte 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 Forte in our seed uses the 3KP WMI (Mexico). Any VIN beginning with 3KP decodes to Kia.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Kia 3KP WMI, and carry the Forte's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Kia Forte. No real vehicle's VIN is used.