KM8 KME KMF KMH KMT KMU KPH

Hyundai Motor Co

Hyundai Motor Co's codes decode four makes: Genesis, HMC, Hyundai and Mitsubishi. Its codes span three vehicle types, from passenger cars to trucks. Plants in five countries appear in its rules. It holds 7 WMIs in NHTSA's catalog, the 24th-highest count among 11,625 manufacturers.

Model years covered by each code

One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.

Passenger cars 3

  1. KMH1986–2027
  2. KPH1988–1994
  3. KMT2019–2027

Multipurpose passenger vehicles 2

  1. KM82001–2027
  2. KMU2021–2027

Trucks 2

  1. KMF1999–2003
  2. KME2023–2027

Every code, side by side

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModelsPlant countries
KM8multipurpose passenger vehiclesHyundai2001–open17South Korea, United States
KMEtrucksHyundai2023–open1South Korea, China
KMFtrucksHMC1999–200310South Korea
KMHpassenger carsGenesis, Hyundai1986–open28South Korea, United States, Canada
KMTpassenger carsGenesis2019–open3South Korea
KMUmultipurpose passenger vehiclesGenesis, HMC, Hyundai2021–open4South Korea
KPHpassenger carsMitsubishi1988–19941South Korea

Models found under the most codes

Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it

  • Sonata1989–2027 · 2 codes
  • Elantra1992–2027 · 2 codes
  • Accent1995–2018 · 2 codes
  • Tiburon1997–2008 · 2 codes
  • Santa Fe2001–2023 · 2 codes
  • XG3502002–2005 · 2 codes
  • Tucson2005–2027 · 2 codes
  • Azera2006–2018 · 2 codes
  • Veracruz2007–2013 · 2 codes
  • G802017–2027 · 2 codes
  • G902017–2027 · 2 codes
  • Excel1986–1994 · 1 code
  • Pony1986–1989 · 1 code
  • Stellar1986–1989 · 1 code
  • Precis1988–1994 · 1 code
  • Scoupe1991–1995 · 1 code
  • HD1201999–1999 · 1 code
  • HD67MX2001–2001 · 1 code
  • LD15A2001–2001 · 1 code
  • MD23A2001–2001 · 1 code
  • MD23M2001–2001 · 1 code
  • MD26A2001–2001 · 1 code
  • MD26M2001–2001 · 1 code
  • XG3002001–2001 · 1 code
  • HLD1502003–2003 · 1 code
  • HMD2302003–2003 · 1 code
  • HMD2602003–2003 · 1 code
  • Genesis2009–2016 · 1 code
  • Elantra Touring2010–2010 · 1 code
  • Genesis Coupe2010–2016 · 1 code
  • Equus2011–2016 · 1 code
  • Veloster2012–2021 · 1 code
  • Santa Fe Sport2014–2014 · 1 code
  • Elantra GT2017–2020 · 1 code
  • Ioniq2017–2022 · 1 code
  • Kona2018–2027 · 1 code
  • G702019–2027 · 1 code
  • Nexo2019–2027 · 1 code
  • Santa Fe XL2019–2019 · 1 code
  • Veloster N2019–2022 · 1 code
  • Palisade2020–2027 · 1 code
  • Venue2020–2027 · 1 code
  • GV802021–2027 · 1 code
  • Elantra N2022–2027 · 1 code
  • GV702022–2027 · 1 code
  • Ioniq 52022–2024 · 1 code
  • Kona N2022–2023 · 1 code
  • GV602023–2027 · 1 code

Codes per make

Number of Hyundai Motor codes that decode each make

  1. Hyundai4
  2. Genesis3
  3. HMC2
  4. Mitsubishi1

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.