VIN KMHS281HGPU453453
46 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS281HGPU453453
From the seller’s listing
Positions 1–3 — the world-manufacturer code.
In our data, VINs starting KMH belong to Hyundai.
Agrees with the listing.
Positions 4–8 — the descriptor. Here the maker encodes what the car is: the model, body and equipment.
In our data, VINs starting KMHS281H read as Hyundai Santafe.
Agrees with the listing — the two names differ, but they name the same model line.
Position 9 — the check digit.
Shown exactly as the listing published it — we do not verify the check digit.
Position 10 — the model-year code.
Code P reads 2023. Model-year codes repeat every 30 years, so the reading nearest the listing’s own year is the one shown.
Agrees with the listing.
Position 11 — the assembly-plant code.
Plant codes are each maker’s own. We hold no list of them, so this character is shown, not decoded.
Positions 12–17 — the serial number.
Nothing is decoded from it. It is what makes this VIN one car rather than a model.
What the VIN encodes — The New Santa Fe · Diesel · 2021–2023
Machine-translated · original below
Samsung total loss See picture of damaged area *Estimated repair cost: KRW 15,000,000 *Vehicle price: 30,500,000 won KMHS281HGPU453453 SANTA FE TM 23MY DIESEL 2.2 2WD 7 SEATER EXCLUSIVE New car price: 36,310,000 won Included options: Hyundai SmartSense 3
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The stamp is the seller’s own word for the damage, printed as the listing filed it — the seller’s classification, never our assessment.
Also stated in the listing
Hyundai Santafe · 2023 · clean-market comparables
The band covers clean-market retail listings of the same model and year, as of 19 Aug 2026. Read the band as a ceiling for a clean, fully-restored example — not as an estimate for this lot.
Model median price
₩2,599만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
60,266 km
Clean-market listings
Hyundai Santafe · 6,759 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 26,027 km — lower than 92% of the Hyundai Santafe odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
62% of the Hyundai Santafe records on file carry the Total loss stamp (전손) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Hyundai Santafe records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2023.
Counted across our own Hyundai Santafe records. A VIN that comes back to the block is filed again, so these are listings on file, not cars.
The official databases were asked about KMHS281HGPU453453 · checked 26 Jul 2026
None on recordThe official databases returned no open or past campaigns for this VIN — it is their answer on the date above. A clean check is not a promise.
Every filed appearance of KMHS281HGPU453453 · 1 appearance
This VIN has appeared 1 time in our records.
Filed the same day across the auction houses — one auction event, recorded more than once. We count it as one appearance.
Listing ended26 Sep 2023Odometer at listing: 26,027 km · 46 photographs filedOpen this listing →This is the first time this VIN appears in our records. If it returns to auction, every appearance will be listed here.
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
Related records · relists excluded
2022–2024 · 811 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
전손 total loss-class records, any make · 70809 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.