Every Kia Seltos (2021–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the KND WMI. The Seltos is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Kia Seltos 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 Seltos.
Each sample below is built from the real KND WMI and the Seltos's descriptor, so it decodes to a Kia Seltos of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample KNDEUCAAXM5810232 — a 2021 Kia Seltos:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | KND | Marks the VIN as Kia, built in South Korea |
| 4–8 | VDS | EUCAA | Descriptor for the Seltos — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | X | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | M | Code M = 2021 |
| 11 | Plant | 5 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 810232 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Kia Seltos VIN read KND — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Kia, assembled in South Korea (Asia). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (EUCAA in our seed) describe the Seltos itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Seltos, 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 Seltos VIN is 17 characters starting with the KND WMI, for example KNDEUCAAXM5810232. Positions 4–8 describe the Seltos, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: KND is the Kia WMI, positions 4–8 are the Seltos 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 Seltos in our seed uses the KND WMI (South Korea). Any VIN beginning with KND decodes to Kia.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Kia KND WMI, and carry the Seltos's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Kia Seltos. No real vehicle's VIN is used.