VIN KNARL81GBNA079343
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
11 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KNARL81GBNA079343
From the seller’s listing
Positions 1–3 — the world-manufacturer code.
In our data, VINs starting KNA belong to Kia.
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 KNARL81G read as Kia Sorento.
Agrees with the listing.
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 N reads 2022. Model-year codes repeat every 30 years, so the reading nearest the listing’s own year is the one shown.
The seller’s listing says 2021; the VIN reads 2022. Both stay on file exactly as they came — we settle neither.
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 — Sorento 4th Generation · Hybrid · 2021–2023
Machine-translated · original below
★ Drive-in freshwater flooded vehicles/ engine room and main parts ★ Please leave the same day and bid from companies that can proceed quickly. ★ ★ Date of accident 2023-08-18 ★ - total loss - Lower body damage Front panel damage - Mileage: Not confirmed - VIN: KNARL81GBNA079343 - Jurisdiction: Jeonbuk ★ Free products are not included. ★ Please be sure to check the actual condition of the engine, mission, and vehicle under the bidder's responsibility. ★ If there is anything wrong with the vehicle, please contact us before leaving. The successful bidder is responsible for vehicle issues after departure.
“★ Drive-in freshwater flooded vehicles/ engine room and main parts ★ Please leave the same day and bid from companies that can proceed quickly.”
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
Kia Sorento · 2021 · 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
₩2,430만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
87,396 km
Clean-market listings
Kia Sorento · 5,852 records on file
Odometer standing
This listing states no odometer reading, so it is not placed against the other Kia Sorento listings on file.
Damage mix
7% of the Kia Sorento records on file carry the Flood stamp (침수) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Kia Sorento records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2021.
Counted across our own Kia Sorento 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 KNARL81GBNA079343 · checked 27 Jul 2026
Notified
Aug 2023
[Kia] Sorento Hybrid - Recall related to front seat belt adjuster
[기아] 쏘렌토 하이브리드 - 앞좌석 안전띠 조절장치 관련 리콜
1 campaign on this VIN
Related records · relists excluded
2020–2022 · 1743 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 5439 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.