Identification Numbers
General Information
Identification Number
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION
BODY NUMBER
World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)
- KBA: Passenger car, MPV (multi-purpose vehicle)/SUV (sport utility vehicle)/RV (recreational vehicle)
- KNC: Commercial vehicle (Van)
- KND: MPV/SUV/RV (for USA, Canada, Mexico)
KNH: Van
Model line
- D: STONIC
Model and series
- A: Low equipment (L, GA1, GA2)
- B: Medium-low equipment (GL, GB1, GB2)
- C: Medium equipment (GLS, JSL, GD1, GD2)
- D: Medium equipment (HGS, GE1, GE2)
- E: High equipment (TOP, GF1, GF2)
- 6: Premium equipment (PGL, GC1, GC2)
- 7: Super HGSL (SHG, GG1, GG2)
Body type/cab type, gross vehicle weight rating
KNA
- 1: Sedan
- 2: Sedan - 2-door
- 3: Sedan - 3-door
- 4: Sedan - 4-door
- 5: Sedan - 5-door
- 6: Coupe
- 7: Convertible
- 8: Wagon
- 9: Commercial vehicle
- 0: Pickup
KNC (commercial vehicle/van)
Except USA, Canada, Mexico, GCC countries, China
- X: Standard cab / half cab-over
- Y: Double cab/cab-over
-Z: Super cab/box
For USA, Canada, Mexico, GCC countries, China
- 2: Regular cab, H class 4×2
- 3: Regular cab, E class 4×2 / Semi-cab-over, E class 4×2
- 4: Regular cab, E class 4×4 / Semi-cab-over, E class 4×4
- 5: Standard cab, class F 4×2 / half cab-over, class F 4×2
- 6: Standard cab, class F 4×4 / half cab-over, class F 4×4
- 7: Double cab, E class 4×2 / Cab-over, E class 4×2
- 8: Double cab, class E 4×4 / cab-over, class E 4×4
- 9: Double cab, F class 4×2 / Cab-over, F class 4×2
- 0: Double cab, F class 4×4 / Cab-over, F class 4×4
- A: Super Cabin Class-E 4×2/ Box Class-E 4×2
- B: Super Cabin Class-E 4×4 / Box Class-E 4×4
- C: Super Cabin Class-E 4×2/ Box Class-E 4×2
- D: Super Cabin Class-F 4×4 / Box Class-F 4×4
KND
- 1: Wagon 4×2 Class A
- 2: Wagon 4×2 Class B
- 3: Wagon 4×2 Class C
- 4: Wagon 4×2 Class D
- 5: Wagon 4×2 Class E
- 6: Wagon 4×2 Class F
- 7: Wagon 4×2 Class G
- A: Wagon 4×4 Class A
- B: Wagon 4×4 Class B
- C: Wagon 4×4 Class C
- D: Wagon 4×4 Class D
- E: Wagon 4×4 Class E
- F: Wagon 4×4 Class F
- G: Wagon 4×4 Class G
KNH
- 1: Box
- 2: Cab-over
- 3: Semi-cab-over
Safety system, brake system
KNA, KND
Except USA, Canada, Mexico
- 0: Both sides - None
- 1: Both sides - Active seat belt
2: Both sides - Passive seat belt
For USA, Canada, Mexico
CODE seat belt Front Airbag knee airbag side airbag head airbag driver side passenger side driver side passenger side 1st Row 2nd Row 3rd Row 1st Row 2nd Row 3rd Row a ° ° ° × × ° × × ° ° × D ° ° ° × × × × × × × × c ° ° ° × × ° × × ° ° ° D ° ° ° × × ° ° × ° ° × E ° ° × × × × × × × × × F ° ° ° × × ° × × × × × J ° ° ° ° × ° ° × ° ° × L ° ° ° ° × ° × × ° ° × N ° × × × × × × × × × × H ° ° ° ° × ° × × ° ° °
KNC, KNH
Except USA, Canada, Mexico
- 7: Hydraulic brake system
- 8: Pneumatic brake system
- 9: Combined brake system
For USA, Canada, Mexico
- X: Hydraulic brake system
- Y: Pneumatic brake system
-Z: Combined brake system
Engine Type
- 1: 1.0 T-GDI gasoline engine (Kappa)
- 2: 1.2 MPI gasoline engine (Kappa)
- 4: 1.4 MPI gasoline engine (Kappa)
- 6: 1.6 TCI diesel engine (new U)
Check location or direction of travel and gear
Except USA, Canada, Mexico, GCC countries, China and Yemen.
- A: LHD and manual transmission
- B: LHD and automatic transmission
- 'C': LHD and manual transmission + transfer case
- D: LHD and automatic transmission + transfer case
- E: LHD and CVT
- F: LHD and reduction gear
- G: LHD and DCT
- H: LHD and DCT + transfer
- J: LHD and AMT
- K: LHD and IVT + transfer case
- L: RHD and manual transmission
- M: RHD and automatic transmission
- N: RHD and manual transmission + transfer case
- S: RHD and automatic transmission + transfer case
- T: RHD and IVT
- U: RHD and reduction gear
- V: RHD and DCT
- W: RHD and DCT + transfer
- Y : RHD and AMT
- Z: RHD and IVT + transfer case
For USA, Canada, Mexico, GCC countries, China, Yemen
- Check digit: 0 ~ 9, X
| 8th. | Model Year - G: 2018, H: 2019, J: 2020, K: 2021... |
Production plant
- 6: Sohari (Korea)
- 5 : Hwaseong (Korea)
- 7 : Gwangju (Korea)
- T: Sosan (Korea)
Vehicle serial number
- 000001 ~ 999999
Engine number
Engine fuel type
- G = Gasoline engine
- D = Diesel engine
Engine design
- 3: 3 cylinders, 4-stroke
- 4 = 4-stroke, 4-cylinder
Output characteristics and displacement
- F: New U-engine (diesel)
- L: Kappa engine (gasoline)
Engine displacement
- B: 1248 cc (Kappa engine - MPI)
- C: 999 cc (Kappa engine - T-GDI)
- C: 1368 cc (Kappa engine - MPI)
- E: 1598 cc (New U-TCI)
Model year
- G: 2018, H: 2019, J: 2020, K: 2021...
Production plant
- A: Asan (Korea)
- B: Beijing (China)
- H: Hwaseong (Korea)
- K: Montgomery (USA)
- M: Chennai, India
- P: Posan (Korea)
- S: Soha-ri (Korea)
- T: Izmit (Turkey)
- U : Ulsan (Korea)
- W: Shandong (China)
- Z: Zilina (Slovakia)
- 1 : Yancheng (China)
Engine serial number
- 000001 ~ 999999
Automatic transmission (A6GF1-2)
MODEL
- RA: A6GF1-2
Model Year
- G: 2018, H: 2019, J: 2020, K: 2021...
Final drive ratio
- D: 3.574
Detailed classification
- D: Kappa 1.4 MPa
Production plant
- 2: Powertech - Plant 2 (Korea)
- 4: Powertech - Plant 4 (Korea)
- U: Ulsan - Plant 1 (Korea)
- S: Ulsan - Plant 2 (Korea)
- N: Ulsan - Plant 3 (Korea)
- H: Hwaseong (Korea)
Transmission Serial Number
- 000001 ~ 999999
Manual transmission (M6CF1)
Assembly Plant Code
Model Year
- G: 2018, H: 2019, J: 2020, K: 2021...
Production plant
- B: Beijing (China)
- H: Hwaseong (Korea)
- J: Ostrava (Czech Republic)
- M: Chennai, India
- U : Ulsan (Korea)
- W: Via
Transmission Serial Number
- 000001 ~ 999999
Manual transmission (M6CF3-1)
MODEL
- W: M6CF3-1
Model Year
- G: 2018, H: 2019, J: 2020, K: 2021...
Production plant
- B: Beijing (China)
- W: Hwaseong (Korea)
- J: Ostrava (Czech Republic)
- M: Chennai, India
- U : Ulsan (Korea)
SPEED
Not used
Final drive ratio
- A: 3.471
- B: 3.833
- C: 3.941
- Germany: 4.059
- E: 4.118
- F : 4.267
- G: 4.400
- CH: 3.706
- J : 3,647
- K: 4.333
- L: 4.467
- M: 4.563
- N: 3.250
- P: 3.048
- R: 3.722
Transmission Serial Number
- 000001 ~ 999999
Manual transmission (M5EF2)
MODEL
- M: M5EF2
Model year
- G: 2018, H: 2019, J: 2020, K: 2021...
Final drive ratio
- 2286 : 3,909
- 1873 = 4,056
- 1772: 4235
- 1671: 4437
- 1673 : 4563
- 1569 : 4600
- 1572 : 4800
- 1471 : 5,071
- 1368 : 5.231
Transmission Serial Number
- 000001 ~ 999999
Body color code
| CODE | Color |
| CP | CLEAR WHITE |
| 4SS | Silky Silver |
| AD | Aurora Black Pearl |
| EC3 | Smoke Blue |
| SEPARATE | Platinum Graphite |
| URG | Urban Green |
| VERY PLEASE | Signal Red |
| SEN | Deep Sienna Brown |
| MN | Bright Yellow |
Roof color code
| CODE | Color |
| CP | CLEAR WHITE |
| AD | Aurora Black Pearl |
| VERY PLEASE | Signal Red |
| ARG | Tangerine Orange |
| Exhaust Gas Recirculation | Electric Green |
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