Factory build sheet
2015 Kia Forte TOP (High)
Build KNAFZ4A8-F · 2L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNAFZ4A8 and position 10 reads F. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Forte whose VIN starts KNAFZ4A8 and carries F in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,322 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,322 known VINs
- 13 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
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Engine model
- DOHC GDI Nu
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- KIA CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
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.
$10,346 median asking price · 15 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 15 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNAFZ4A8 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2014 EX 2L 4cyl Sedan · 1,919 vehicles code E $6,999
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2015 You are here code F $10,346
- 2016 TOP (High Grade) 2L 4cyl Sedan · 1,483 vehicles code G $7,998
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 | KNA | KIA CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FZ4A8 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | F | Model year — 2015 |
| 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 2015 Kia Forte as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2015 Forte. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,322 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNAFZ4A8-F shares the specification above.
- 1,322 Known VINs
- 13 Listed for sale now
- 15 Priced listings
- $10,346 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 Forte, 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.
- 2015 TOP (High) 1.6L · Hatchback liftback notchback 643 vehicles · $8,995 median
- 2015 TOP (High) 1.6L 593 vehicles · $8,500 median
- 2016 GL (Middle-LOW Grade) 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 15,651 vehicles · $7,980 median
- 2016 GLS, JSL, TAX (Middle Grade) 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 8,716 vehicles · $7,326 median
- 2016 TOP (High Grade) 1.6L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 718 vehicles · $10,487 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 15 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 1,322 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.