VIN KMHS281BBLU293438
20 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS281BBLU293438
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 KMHS281B 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 · Diesel · 2019–2020
Machine-translated · original below
Samsung scrapped car flood damage, didn't try to start - Engine mission unconfirmed - Vehicle value: 23,400,000 won Injury mileage unconfirmed Samsung scrapped flood damage, not trying to start - Engine mission unconfirmed -Vehicle price: 23,400,000 won Mileage unknown due to original injury New car price: 34,100,000 won Included options: Multimedia Navi Plus 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 Jul 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
87,997 km
Clean-market listings
Hyundai Santafe · 6,626 records on file
Odometer standing
This listing states no odometer reading, so it is not placed against the other Hyundai Santafe listings 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 KMHS281BBLU293438 · checked 25 Jul 2026
None on recordThe official databases returned no open or past campaigns for this VIN — it is their answer on the date above. A clean check is not a promise.
Every filed appearance of KMHS281BBLU293438 · 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 · 2161 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 5930 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.