VIN KMHS281BBKU148691
Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
11 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: KMHS281BBKU148691
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
Santa Fe TM Diesel 2.0 2WD PREMIUM 5-seater auto launch (.) Starts off during operation Flooded engine mission unconfirmed Vehicle value: 18,060,000 won KMHS281BBKU148691 Starts off while running flood damage Engine mission unconfirmed Vehicle price: KRW 18,060,000 KMHS281BBKU148691
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 · 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 15,200 km — lower than 95% 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 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 KMHS281BBKU148691 · checked 26 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 · 1 open
Related records · relists excluded
2018–2020 · 2402 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.