Factory build sheet
2017 Kia Sportage LX
Build KNDPM3AC-H · 2.4L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KNDPM3AC and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sportage whose VIN starts KNDPM3AC and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 12,420 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 12,420 known VINs
- 185 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
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- GDI THETA II
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 181 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
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.
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.
$10,900 median asking price · 244 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $5,995 Top 2% of listings $15,998
The same build, other model years
Kia used the VIN pattern KNDPM3AC for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2017 You are here code H $10,900
- 2018 QL 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 9,504 vehicles code J $11,189
- 2019 LX 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,049 vehicles code K $11,859
- 2020 LX 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 15,838 vehicles code L $14,387
- 2021 LX 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 12,399 vehicles code M $14,900
- 2022 LX, LX Value Edition PKG 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 12,774 vehicles code N $16,652
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 | PM3AC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | H | Model year — 2017 |
| 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 2017 Kia Sportage as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2017 Sportage. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
12,420 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KNDPM3AC-H shares the specification above.
- 12,420 Known VINs
- 185 Listed for sale now
- 244 Priced listings
- $10,900 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 6 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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.
- 2017 LX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 12,003 vehicles · $10,900 median
- 2017 EX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 5,295 vehicles · $11,394 median
- 2017 EX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 6,365 vehicles · $12,866 median
- 2017 SX Turbo 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,106 vehicles · $12,999 median
- 2018 QL 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 3,367 vehicles · $13,448 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 244 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 12,420 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.