VIN KNAPN815GJK487031
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
12 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KNAPN815GJK487031
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 KNAPN815 read as Kia Sportage.
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 — Sportage 4th Generation · Diesel 1.7 2WD Trendy · Diesel · 2016–2018
Machine-translated · original below
★ Vehicles flooded with fresh water (rainwater)/Flooding during parking/ Engine water inflow/Flooding to the seat/ Starting steps after flood damage ★ Companies that can leave on the same day will bid. - total loss - VIN: KNAPN815GJK487031 - Mileage: 134,218 KM (based on 2025.03.29 - Provides information on the scrapped vehicle management system) - Jurisdiction: Gyeongnam ★ Free products are not included. ★ Please be sure to check the actual condition of the engine, mission, and vehicle under the bidder's responsibility. ★ If there is anything wrong with the vehicle, please contact us before leaving. The successful bidder is responsible for vehicle issues after departure.
“★ Please be sure to check the actual condition of the engine, mission, and vehicle under the bidder's responsibility.”
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 Sportage · 2018 · 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
₩1,170만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
105,776 km
Clean-market listings
Kia Sportage · 4,759 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 134,218 km — lower than 27% of the Kia Sportage odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
5% of the Kia Sportage records on file carry the Flood stamp (침수) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Kia Sportage records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2018.
Counted across our own Kia Sportage records. A VIN that comes back to the block is filed again, so these are listings on file, not cars.
No answer on KNAPN815GJK487031 from the official databases yet
QueuedThis VIN is in line for the official databases. Results appear here with the date we checked and the source.
Related records · relists excluded
2017–2019 · 1300 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
침수 flood-class records, any make · 5214 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.