General Information: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Kia Forte5 and 2018 Kia Forte. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Identification Number Description
Vehicle Identification Number
- World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)
- 3KP: Passenger vehicle
- Vehicle line
- F: Forte
- Model & Series
- J: Low grade (L, GA1, GA2)
- K: Middle-Low grade (GL, GB1, GB2)
- L: Middle grade (GLS, JSL, TAX, GD1, GD2)
- M: Middle-High grade (HGS, GE1, GE2)
- N: High grade (TOP, GF1, GF2)
- Body/Cabin type, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
- 1: Limousine
- 2: Sedan - 2 door
- 3: Sedan - 3 door
- 4: Sedan - 4 door
- 5: Sedan - 5 door
- 6: Coupe
- 7: Convertible
- 8: Wagon
- 9: Commercial Van
- 0: Pick-Up
- H: Fastback - 5 door
- Restraint system, Brake system
Code Seat belt Front air bag Knee air bag Side air bag Curtain air bag Driver's Passenger's Driver's Passenger's 1st row 2nd row 3rd row 1st row 2nd row 3rd row A ◦ ◦ ◦ x x ◦ x x ◦ ◦ x B ◦ ◦ ◦ x x x x x x x x C ◦ ◦ ◦ x x ◦ x x ◦ ◦ ◦ D ◦ ◦ ◦ x x ◦ ◦ x ◦ ◦ x E ◦ ◦ x x x x x x x x x F ◦ ◦ ◦ x x ◦ x x x x x H ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ x ◦ x x ◦ ◦ ◦ J ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ x ◦ ◦ x ◦ ◦ x L ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ x ◦ x x ◦ ◦ x N ◦ x x x x x x x x x x - Engine type
- 3: Gasoline engine 1.6 T-GDI (Gamma)
- 7: Gasoline engine 2.0 MPI (Nu)
- 8: Gasoline engine 2.0 GDI (Nu)
- Check digit or Driver's side & Transmission
Except U.S.A, Canada, Mexico, Gulf Cooperation Council, China, Yemen
- A: LHD & MT
- B: LHD & AT
- C: LHD & MT+Transfer
- D: LHD & AT+Transfer
- E: LHD & CVT
- F: LHD & Reduction Gear
- G: LHD & DCT
- H: LHD & DCT+Transfer
- L: RHD & MT
- M: RHD & AT
- N: RHD & MT+Transfer
- S: RHD & AT+Transfer
- T: RHD & CVT
- U: RHD & Reduction Gear
- V: RHD & DCT
- W: RHD & DCT+Transfer
For U.S.A, Canada, Mexico, Gulf Cooperation Council, China, Yemen
- Check digit: 0 ~ 9, x
- Model year
- G: 2016, H: 2017, J: 2018, K: 2019...
- Plant of production
- E: Mexico
- Transaxle production sequence number
- 000001 ~ 999999