The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5NP is assigned to Hyundai, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5NP decodes to Hyundai. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5NP.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5NP (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | Elantra, Sonata |
Hyundai test VINs · Decode a 5NP VIN →
After the 5NP WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
5NP is a Hyundai WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5NP was built by Hyundai and decodes to that make.
The first character 5 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 5NP WMI, so a decoder returns Hyundai. No real vehicle's VIN is used.