Factory build sheet
2011 Kia Sportage GLS (Middle Grade)
Build KNDPCCA6-B · 2L · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNDPCCA6 and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sportage whose VIN starts KNDPCCA6 and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 472 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 472 known VINs
- 3 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
- T-GDI Theta-ii
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- KIA CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
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 KNDPCCA6 for 4 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 | KND | KIA CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | PCCA6 | 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 |
472 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNDPCCA6-B shares the specification above.
- 472 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
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 Sportage, 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(Middle-LOW Grade) 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 4,298 vehicles · $6,988 median
- 2012 GL(Middle-LOW Grade) 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,641 vehicles · $7,400 median
- 2012 GLS(Middle Grade) 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,754 vehicles · $9,095 median
- 2012 GLS(Middle Grade) 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,193 vehicles · $8,490 median
- 2013 EX/SX 2.4L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,546 vehicles · $6,859 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 472 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.