VIN KNAE351BDJS028982
18 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KNAE351BDJS028982
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 KNAE351B read as Kia Stinger.
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 J reads 2018. 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 — Stinger · Diesel · 2018
Machine-translated · original below
Hyundai scrapped car **Flooding while driving See picture of damaged area - Engine mission unconfirmed - 원부상 22년 02월 검사당시 주행거리 66,473km - 원부상 22년 02월 검사당시 주행거리 66,473km KNAE351BDJS028982
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 Stinger · 2018 · 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
₩1,499만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
116,620 km
Clean-market listings
Kia Stinger · 531 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 66,473 km — lower than 58% of the Kia Stinger odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
9% of the Kia Stinger records on file carry the Flood stamp (침수) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Kia Stinger records on file span 2017–2023; this car is a 2018.
Counted across our own Kia Stinger 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 KNAE351BDJS028982 · checked 26 Jul 2026
Notified
Oct 2021
[Kia] Stinger - Recall related to purification catalysts
[기아] 스팅어 - 정화용촉매 관련 리콜
Notified
Nov 2018
[Kia] Stinger - Recall related to front wiring
[기아] 스팅어 - 전면부 배선 관련 리콜
2 campaigns on this VIN · 1 open
Every filed appearance of KNAE351BDJS028982 · 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
2017–2019 · 332 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 5486 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.