VIN KMHS281BBKU173540
10 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS281BBKU173540
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 K reads 2019. 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
Hyundai total loss See picture of damaged area - Expected engine mission damage - A vehicle with a shared name *Santa Fe TM Launch Diesel 2.0 2WD PREMIUM 5-seater auto (black and orange exterior only) *Price: 31,713,000*Options: 2 high-definition 8-inch navypack+Hi-Pass (ECM) *Santa Fe TM Launch Diesel 2.0 2WD PREMIUM 5-seater auto (black and orange exterior only) *Price: 31,713,000 *Option: High Definition 8-inch Navi Pack 2+High Pass (ECM) 2019년 10월 전손보험이력(31,640,000원)있슴 KMHS281BBKU173540
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The stamp is the seller’s own word for the damage, printed as the listing filed it — the seller’s classification, never our assessment.
Also stated in the listing
Hyundai Santafe · 2019 · 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
₩1,770만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
100,952 km
Clean-market listings
Hyundai Santafe · 6,626 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 70,631 km — lower than 69% of the Hyundai Santafe odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
62% of the Hyundai Santafe records on file carry the Total loss stamp (전손) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Hyundai Santafe records on file span 2014–2027; this car is a 2019.
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 KMHS281BBKU173540 · checked 23 Jul 2026
Notified
Jun 2020
[Hyundai] Santa Fe - Vehicle Stability Control (ESC) Related Recall
[현대] 싼타페 - 자동차안정성제어장치(ESC) 관련 리콜
1 campaign on this VIN
Every filed appearance of KMHS281BBKU173540 · 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.
Listing ended14 Apr 2023Odometer at listing: 70,631 km · 10 photographs filed전손 · Total lossOpen this listing →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
2018–2020 · 2401 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
전손 total loss-class records, any make · 69843 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.