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Enter your Kia's 17-digit VIN above to decode your VIN. We will show your vehicle specification and full vehicle history report, which includes thefts, detailed vehicle records, accidents, titles, and more. This information is compiled by VinFreeCheck.com from multiple sources including but not limited to DMVs, police records, insurance database and made public as a free, informational resource.

We also have a list of Kia's squish VIN information available in the table below. A squish vin is basically the first 11 characters of the full VIN Number. However, it does not contain the 9th character, which is a check digit to check the validity of a VIN number. With squish VIN, you can manually decode your Kia's VIN with just pen and paper. To learn more check out, What is a VIN Number

MAKEMODELYEARSQUISH VIN
Kia Amanti 2006 KNALD12465
Kia Borrego 2009 KNDJH74195
Kia Cadenza 2014 KNALN4D7E5
Kia Forte 2014 KNAFZ4A6E5
Kia Optima 2007 KNAGE12475
Kia Rio 2011 KNADH5A3B6
Kia Rondo 2009 KNAFG52697
Kia Sedona 2007 KNDMB23376
Kia Sephia 1999 KNAFB121X5
Kia Sorento 2009 KNDJD73595
Kia Soul 2011 KNDJT2A1B7
Kia Spectra 2009 KNAFE22295
Kia Sportage 2001 KNDJB62315

About Kia

Kia Motors' history dates back to 1994 as the Kyungsung Precision Industry. It all started with the generation of steel tubing and bicycle components. Kia Motors’ first bicycle was manufactured in Korea in 1951 and next year, it was renamed to Kia Industries. Recognized as the biggest producer after Hyundai in South Korea, Kia's headquarter is in Seoul, South Korea.

They started off by building small authorized Honda cars and Mazda trucks in 1957 and 1962 respectively. Their first assembly plant named Sohari was instituted after the organization made profits from the sale of trucks and passenger buses.

The military regime of Chun Doo-Hwan dealt a great blow on the organization. Therefore, Kia Motors were left with no choice than to abandon the generation of traveler vehicles and focused on trucks instead. In 1986, the company produced only 26 cars in the entire year. But in the following year this number escalated to 95,000 vehicles Kia got a breather. In a bid to re-enter the sector, Kia partnered with Ford and they produced various models that ranged from Mazda 121 to Avella. These were sold in both domestic and foreign markets.

In 1992, Kia makes its entrance into the US market. There was a plan from the beginning itself. Kia first sold vehicles from 4 dealerships and then expanded one by one. Moreover, with more than a hundred dealerships, expansion across 30 states, 24,740 automobiles already produced, Kia motors can be said to be brilliantly launched in the US market.

The year 1997 brought a major challenge for the company as it entered bankruptcy. This was a result of the financial meltdown in Asia, and the Kia motors sold 51% of its proprietorship to Hyundai Motor Company who outbids the Ford company that had shown interest since 1986. Ensuing agreement breeds the acquisition of 22 Hyundai subsidiaries by Kia and one-third control of the Kia Motor Corporation by Hyundai. More interestingly, the organization is now increasingly centered around the European market.

A breakthrough came when they increase their focus in Europe. In 2006, it started manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia In 2006which was later opened in the year 2010.

Kia Motor was internationally recognized after it was used for welcoming Pope Francis in Seoul. What’s more, it was adjudged as the most reliable model by J.D. Power and Associates in the US and was the first non-luxury automaker to achieve this feat.

Where to find my VIN Number?

You can find your VIN through the lower right of the windshield, and under the hood of your front engine.

As for Motorcycle VIN, you can lookup your VIN on the motorcycle frame, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires all "two wheelers" or "three wheelers" or ATV to have the VIN displayed on the frame.


You can also do a VIN lookup or VIN number lookup on your insurance card/policy. You can learn more on how to locate your VIN from our guides as shown on the right side.

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