The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5XY is assigned to Kia, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5XY decodes to Kia. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5XY.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5XY (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Kia |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | Telluride |
Kia test VINs · Decode a 5XY VIN →
After the 5XY 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.
5XY is a Kia WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5XY was built by Kia 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 5XY WMI, so a decoder returns Kia. No real vehicle's VIN is used.