VIN KMHS581BBLU297171
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
13 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS581BBLU297171
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 KMHS581B 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 L reads 2020. 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 — Santa Fe TM · Diesel · 2019–2020
Machine-translated · original below
※ In accordance with Article 26 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, the export of flooded vehicles is prohibited. ※ ** Our company is in the process of scrapping!! Area: Anseong transit conditions** Parked car flood damage The insured's claimed mileage is between 47,000 and less than 50,000 Vehicle name:SANTA FE TM DIESEL 2.0 2WD INSPIRATION 5 SEATER AUTO 19MY Factory price: 43,150,000 won Model Number:TM5BBB-T-9 Format year: 2020 Date of first registration: 05/26/2020 color:white Mileage: 37,186km Performance check validity period: 2024-05-26 ~ 2026-05-25
“※ In accordance with Article 26 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, the export of flooded vehicles is prohibited.”
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The listing writes this car off as flood‑immersed. Water is a class of damage, not a repair estimate — assume the wiring, electronics and interior are compromised until a teardown proves otherwise.
Also stated in the listing
Hyundai Santafe · 2020 · 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
₩1,890만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
86,358 km
Clean-market listings
Hyundai Santafe · 6,813 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 37,186 km — lower than 88% of the Hyundai Santafe odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
7% of the Hyundai Santafe records on file carry the Flood stamp (침수) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Hyundai Santafe records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2020.
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 KMHS581BBLU297171 · checked 24 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.
Related records · relists excluded
2019–2021 · 2195 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 6236 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.