VIN KMHJ281ABLU233128
20 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHJ281ABLU233128
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 KMHJ281A read as Hyundai Tucson.
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 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 — All New Tucson · Diesel · 2016–2020
Machine-translated · original below
Lotte Rent-A-Car - Scrapped car/ Name transfer not possible/ Exportable ~~ Single flood damage accident - Engine, mission unconfirmed - Easy to operate Mileage of Yuanbu-sang: 54,084 km as of 07/22 - There may be slight differences from the picture during the removal process of a black box, etc. The principle is to confirm the actual car, so we ask for careful bidding due to the advantages, and adjustments cannot be made after winning the bid. KMHJ281ABLU233128 Car Model: Tucson TL Diesel 2.0 Smart 2WD A/T. Vehicle Price 27,100,000 Included Options Modern Choice+Multimedia Navi Plus I
“The principle is to confirm the actual car, so we ask for careful bidding due to the advantages, and adjustments cannot be made after winning the bid.”
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 Tucson · 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
₩1,570만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
76,851 km
Clean-market listings
Hyundai Tucson · 4,577 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 54,084 km — lower than 73% of the Hyundai Tucson odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
5% of the Hyundai Tucson records on file carry the Flood stamp (침수) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Hyundai Tucson records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2020.
Counted across our own Hyundai Tucson 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 KMHJ281ABLU233128 · checked 26 Jul 2026
Notified
Feb 2021
[Hyundai] Tucson - Electronically Controlled Hydraulic Unit (HECU) Related Recall
[현대] 투싼 - 전자제어유압장치(HECU) 관련 리콜
1 campaign on this VIN
Every filed appearance of KMHJ281ABLU233128 · 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.
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
2019–2021 · 1164 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 6238 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.