Every Kia K5 (2021–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5XX WMI. The K5 is a gas sedan; this page shows what each character of a Kia K5 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 K5.
Each sample below is built from the real 5XX WMI and the K5's descriptor, so it decodes to a Kia K5 of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5XXG14J25MG060055 — a 2021 Kia K5:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5XX | Marks the VIN as Kia, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | G14J2 | Descriptor for the K5 — sedan body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 5 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | M | Code M = 2021 |
| 11 | Plant | G | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 060055 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Kia K5 VIN read 5XX — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Kia, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (G14J2 in our seed) describe the K5 itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the K5, 2021 is code M and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Kia K5 VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5XX WMI, for example 5XXG14J25MG060055. Positions 4–8 describe the K5, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5XX is the Kia WMI, positions 4–8 are the K5 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 K5 in our seed uses the 5XX WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5XX decodes to Kia.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Kia 5XX WMI, and carry the K5's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Kia K5. No real vehicle's VIN is used.