Every Kia Telluride (2020–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5XY WMI. The Telluride is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Kia Telluride 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 Telluride.
Each sample below is built from the real 5XY WMI and the Telluride's descriptor, so it decodes to a Kia Telluride of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5XYP3DHC8LG351264 — a 2020 Kia Telluride:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5XY | Marks the VIN as Kia, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | P3DHC | Descriptor for the Telluride — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 8 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | L | Code L = 2020 |
| 11 | Plant | G | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 351264 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Kia Telluride VIN read 5XY — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Kia, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (P3DHC in our seed) describe the Telluride itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Telluride, 2020 is code L and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Kia Telluride VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5XY WMI, for example 5XYP3DHC8LG351264. Positions 4–8 describe the Telluride, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5XY is the Kia WMI, positions 4–8 are the Telluride 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 Telluride in our seed uses the 5XY WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5XY decodes to Kia.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Kia 5XY WMI, and carry the Telluride's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Kia Telluride. No real vehicle's VIN is used.