VIN KMHS281ABLU256908
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
21 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS281ABLU256908
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 KMHS281A 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 · Gasoline 2.0T 2WD · Petrol · 2019–2020
Machine-translated · original below
Car scrapped in progress See picture of damaged area - Engine mission unconfirmed - Flooding accident while parking - flood damage vehicle//Not exportable - 원부상 24년 02월 주행거리 20,604 km - Privately owned Vehicle name SANTA FE TM 19MY GASOLINE 2.0T 2WD 5 SEATER EXCLUSIVE Vehicle price 32,100,000 Embed options Multimedia Navi Plus 2 HYUNDAI SMART SENSE 2
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 · 6,742 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 20,604 km — lower than 94% 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 KMHS281ABLU256908 · checked 24 Jul 2026
Notified
Jun 2020
[Hyundai] Santa Fe - Vehicle Stability Control (ESC) Related Recall
[현대] 싼타페 - 자동차안정성제어장치(ESC) 관련 리콜
1 campaign on this VIN · 1 open
Related records · relists excluded
2019–2021 · 2178 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 6183 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.