Factory build sheet
2014 Kia Optima 2.4 EX STD/Premium /Tech
Build KNAGN4A7-E · 2.4L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNAGN4A7 and position 10 reads E. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Optima whose VIN starts KNAGN4A7 and carries E in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 22 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 22 known VINs
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
- 2.4 L
- Engine model
- DOHC GDI Theta II
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNAGN4A7 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | GN4A7 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | E | Model year — 2014 |
| 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 2014 Kia Optima as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
7 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2014 Optima. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNAGN4A7-E shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- KNAGN4A7 2E5515950
- KNAGN4A7 8E5501258
- KNAGN4A7 1E5509640
- KNAGN4A7 XE5511922
- KNAGN4A7 XE5511175
- KNAGN4A7 1E5488921
- KNAGN4A7 9E5516268
- KNAGN4A7 0E5516322
- KNAGN4A7 XE5473608
- KNAGN4A7 7E5471668
- KNAGN4A7 3E5501510
- KNAGN4A7 1E5516166
- KNAGN4A7 6E5511321
- KNAGN4A7 8E5475034
- KNAGN4A7 6E5487618
- KNAGN4A7 3E5464782
- KNAGN4A7 1E5509718
- KNAGN4A7 XE5513461
- KNAGN4A7 XE5516120
- KNAGN4A7 4E5473488
- KNAGN4A7 0E5475867
- KNAGN4A7 3E5473935
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Optima, 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.
- 2014 GLS, JSL, TAX - Middle Level 2.4L · Sedan saloon 1,688 vehicles · $8,499 median
- 2014 2.0 SX Full Option 2L · Sedan saloon 33 vehicles
- 2015 GL(Middle-LOW Grade) 2.4L · Sedan saloon 29,527 vehicles · $8,489 median
- 2015 TOP (High Grade) 2L · Sedan saloon 6,385 vehicles · $10,495 median
- 2015 GL - Middle-LOW 2.4L · Sedan saloon 2,693 vehicles · $9,080 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 22 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.