VIN KMHS281HGMU391135
11 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS281HGMU391135
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 M reads 2021. 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
※ In accordance with Article 26 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, the export of flooded vehicles is prohibited. ※ Loss undetermined/Request to bid after confirmation of actual vehicle/Documents may take 2 weeks or more./Price adjustments cannot be made after the deadline, so please bid carefully. -엔진 손상 / 미션 손상 / 키 1개 / 번호판 2개 / 사고월 25년 8월. -Expulsion_Flooding Vehicle name:SANTA FE TM F/L DIESEL 2.2 2WD 5 SEATER PREMIUM. Shipping price: 33,180,000 won VIN: KMHS281HGMU Model Number:TM5DGC-G-8DF-H1N Format year: 2021 Date of first registration: 2021-06-11 color:white Mileage: 153,914 km Performance check validity period: 2025-06-11 ~ 2026-06-10
“※ 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 · 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
₩2,150만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
83,800 km
Clean-market listings
Hyundai Santafe · 6,748 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 153,914 km — lower than 20% 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 2021.
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 KMHS281HGMU391135 · checked 24 Jul 2026
Notified
Oct 2022
[Hyundai] 5 models including Avante N - Transmission Control Unit (TCU) related recall
[현대] 아반떼 N 등 5차종 - 변속기제어장치(TCU) 관련 리콜
Notified
Oct 2022
[Hyundai] 3 models including Santa Fe - Recall related to front seat belts
[현대] 싼타페 등 3차종 - 앞좌석 안전띠 관련 리콜
2 campaigns on this VIN
Every filed appearance of KMHS281HGMU391135 · 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
2020–2022 · 1380 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 6190 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.