Factory build sheet
2026 Kia EV9 Light LR
Build 5XYAB5S1-T · Electric · Rear-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5XYAB5S1 and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every EV9 whose VIN starts 5XYAB5S1 and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 3,780 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 3,780 known VINs
- 228 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Kia 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
- Engine model
- Electric
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Electrification
- Battery electric
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Manufacturer
- KIA GEORGIA, INC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
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.
$59,850 median asking price · 392 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $43,000 Top 2% of listings $62,043
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 | 5XY | KIA GEORGIA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AB5S1 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | T | Model year — 2026 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
3,780 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5XYAB5S1-T shares the specification above.
- 3,780 Known VINs
- 228 Listed for sale now
- 392 Priced listings
- $59,850 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the EV9, 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.
- 2026 Land Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 4,582 vehicles · $72,045 median
- 2026 GT-Line Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 7,435 vehicles · $74,780 median
- 2026 Wind Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 5,722 vehicles · $65,785 median
- 2024 Light LR Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · RWD 2,079 vehicles · $36,222 median
- 2024 Wind Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,785 vehicles · $41,688 median
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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 392 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 3,780 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.