Factory build sheet
2011 Kia RIO GLS
Build KNADH5B3-B · 1.6L · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNADH5B3 and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every RIO whose VIN starts KNADH5B3 and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 31 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 31 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2011 Kia RIO GLS 1.6L Hatchback (334 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 1.6 L
- Engine model
- DOHC Alpha
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- 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 KNADH5B3 for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 GLS 1.6L Hatchback · 30 vehicles code A
-
2011 You are here code B
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 | DH5B3 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | B | Model year — 2011 |
| 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 2011 Kia RIO as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNADH5B3-B shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- KNADH5B3 XB6822073
- KNADH5B3 7B6839459
- KNADH5B3 8B6822069
- KNADH5B3 1B6747831
- KNADH5B3 XB6755023
- KNADH5B3 3B6836123
- KNADH5B3 3B6747863
- KNADH5B3 3B6838308
- KNADH5B3 XB6712463
- KNADH5B3 3B6829351
- KNADH5B3 0B6822082
- KNADH5B3 9B6746345
- KNADH5B3 6B6830221
- KNADH5B3 6B6822135
- KNADH5B3 4B6754370
- KNADH5B3 3B6838311
- KNADH5B3 9B6754347
- KNADH5B3 3B6829656
- KNADH5B3 0B6822115
- KNADH5B3 1B6835469
- KNADH5B3 5B6829335
- KNADH5B3 XB6714911
- KNADH5B3 9B6712986
- KNADH5B3 9B6835414
- KNADH5B3 5B6839489
- KNADH5B3 8B6754372
- KNADH5B3 7B6747820
- KNADH5B3 9B6826194
- KNADH5B3 4B6830573
- KNADH5B3 1B6830269
- KNADH5B3 5B6838598
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the RIO, 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.
- 2012 GL 1.6L · Sedan saloon 1,748 vehicles · $5,000 median
- 2012 GL 1.6L · Hatchback liftback notchback 1,654 vehicles · $5,500 median
- 2012 GLS 1.6L · Sedan saloon 1,295 vehicles · $5,995 median
- 2013 LX 1.6L · Sedan saloon 8,112 vehicles · $5,990 median
- 2014 1.6 AT LX STD/Power 1.6L · Sedan saloon 5,412 vehicles · $5,999 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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.