Factory build sheet
1997 Kia Sephia RS/LS/GS
Build KNAFA125-V · 1.8L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNAFA125 and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sephia whose VIN starts KNAFA125 and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 35 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 35 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
- 1.8 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- 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
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNAFA125 for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1996 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 21 vehicles code T
-
1997 You are here code V
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 | FA125 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
35 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNAFA125-V shares the specification above.
- 35 Known VINs
- KNAFA125 6V5311378
- KNAFA125 XV5304658
- KNAFA125 7V5277645
- KNAFA125 4V5311668
- KNAFA125 6V5279807
- KNAFA125 1V5304029
- KNAFA125 2V5296958
- KNAFA125 XV5288283
- KNAFA125 3V5318059
- KNAFA125 4V5294936
- KNAFA125 9V5280756
- KNAFA125 8V5320471
- KNAFA125 4V5292572
- KNAFA125 9V5303713
- KNAFA125 8V5317487
- KNAFA125 1V5279505
- KNAFA125 3V5278324
- KNAFA125 0V5295128
- KNAFA125 2V5279318
- KNAFA125 9V5316848
- KNAFA125 7V5315178
- KNAFA125 1V5309103
- KNAFA125 1V5320554
- KNAFA125 9V5279025
- KNAFA125 1V5275986
- KNAFA125 2V5304542
- KNAFA125 6V5312014
- KNAFA125 2V5317405
- KNAFA125 7V5275930
- KNAFA125 2V5292358
- KNAFA125 6V5280665
- KNAFA125 9V5274911
- KNAFA125 XV5279423
- KNAFA125 4V5294242
- KNAFA125 7V5283686
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Sephia, 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 35 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.