Factory build sheet

2018 Hyundai Tucson SE POP, SE Plus, ECO, Sport, Value, Ultimate Base/Ultimate

Build KM8J33A4-J · 2L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read KM8J33A4 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Tucson whose VIN starts KM8J33A4 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 11,126 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 11,126 known VINs
  • 164 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Hyundai with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
2 L
Cylinders
4
Engine model
GDI Nu
Engine manufacturer
HMC
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Horsepower
164 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
4x2
Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
6

Body & chassis

Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Doors
4
Seats
5
Manufacturer
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1C
GVWR
4,001–5,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

What this build asks today

Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.

$12,374 median asking price · 242 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Low 2% of listings $7,500 Top 2% of listings $17,998

Compare every 2018 Tucson trim and its price →

The same build, other model years

Hyundai used the VIN pattern KM8J33A4 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

$10,995 2016 $12,397 2017 $12,374 2018 $14,498 2019 $15,260 2020

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 KM8 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 J33A4 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 J Model year — 2018
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Hyundai Tucson as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2018 Tucson. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

11,126 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to KM8J33A4-J shares the specification above.

  • 11,126 Known VINs
  • 164 Listed for sale now
  • 242 Priced listings
  • $12,374 Median asking

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 11,126 VINs of this build →

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Tucson, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Prices are asking prices from 242 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 11,126 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.