Kia Corporation
Kia Corporation's decoding rules reach back to model year 1993.
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.
Multipurpose passenger vehicles 1
- KND1995–2027
Passenger cars 1
- KNA1993–2027
Every code, side by side
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models | Plant countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNA | passenger cars | Kia | 1993–open | 17 | South Korea |
| KND | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Hyundai, Kia | 1995–open | 17 | South Korea |
Models found under the most codes
Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it
- Sephia1993–2001 · 2 codes
- Sportage1995–2027 · 2 codes
- Spectra2000–2009 · 2 codes
- Optima2001–2020 · 2 codes
- Rio2001–2019 · 2 codes
- Sedona2001–2021 · 2 codes
- Sorento2001–2027 · 2 codes
- Amanti2004–2009 · 2 codes
- Entourage2006–2014 · 2 codes
- Rondo2007–2016 · 2 codes
- Borrego2009–2011 · 2 codes
- Forte2010–2018 · 1 code
- Soul2010–2025 · 1 code
- Cadenza2014–2020 · 1 code
- K9002015–2020 · 1 code
- Forte Koup2016–2017 · 1 code
- Niro2017–2027 · 1 code
- Stinger2018–2023 · 1 code
- Seltos2021–2027 · 1 code
- Carnival2022–2027 · 1 code
- EV62022–2025 · 1 code
- EV92024–2027 · 1 code
- K52025–2027 · 1 code
Codes per make
Number of Kia codes that decode each make
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.