Vehicle identification number
KNAKU815BCA293681
2012 Kia Sorento Diesel 2.0 2WD TLX
Built by KIA CORPORATION (South Korea)
Specification
- Make
- Kia
- Model
- Sorento Diesel 2.0 2WD TLX
- Model year
- 2012
- Body
- SUV
- Engine
- 2.0 L
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Manufacturer
- KIA CORPORATION
- Plant country
- South Korea
What this number means
KNAKU815BCA293681
- KNA — world manufacturer identifier
- KIA CORPORATION, South Korea
- KU815B — vehicle descriptor
- Model, body style, engine and restraint system, encoded by the manufacturer to its own scheme. Character 9 is the check digit.
- CA293681 — vehicle identifier section
- Character 10 is the model year (code C: 2012 or 1982, since the cycle repeats every 30 years), character 11 the assembly plant, and the last six the serial number unique to that plant.
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Where this VIN has appeared
2012 Kia Sorento Diesel 2.0 2WD TLX
Gyeonggi, South Korea148,163 kmDieselAutomaticseen 2026-09-08
Compiled from publicly published listings and from the structure of the number itself. It is not an accident, theft or title history report, and it is not a guarantee. Mileage, condition and specification are the sellers’ own statements. Commission an independent inspection before you buy.