Vehicle identification number (VIN)

Vehicle identificator number on the Tiburon can be found on a metal plate riveted to the firewall on the drivers side

VIN location engine bay

VIN structure

Based on valid KMHHM66D77U259135 VIN

Section	Digit	Example	Possible values	Description
World Manufacturer Identifier	1	K	K	Manufacturer geograpic zone - Korea
	2	M	M	Manufacturer - HMC (Hyundai Motor Company)
	3	H	H	Vehicle type - passenger car
Vehicle Descriptor Section	4	H	H	Vehicle line - Tiburon/Coupe (GK)
	5	M	M/N	Series. M - Middle-Low/Deluxe, N - Middle/Super Deluxe
	6	6	6	Body/cabin type - coupe
	7	6	1/6/5	Restraint system. 1 - Active belt (seat belt pretensioner). In European Union, required for all vehicles sold after 2002 5 - Depowered airbags 6 - Advanced airbags
	8	D	B/D/F	Engine B - i4 1.6, D - i4 2.0, F - v6 2.7
	9	7	Checksum or numeric + X/P/R	Checksum as described in linked article. Checksum is only used for Tiburons sold in the Unites States or Canada
Vehicle Indicator Section	10	7	1-9	Last digit of the model year
	11	U	U	In theory production plant, but it's always U and the production plant is stored in Hyundai's DB instead
Serial number	12	2	0-2	Sequential numeric serial number in order of production. If a Tiburon made at 12:01AM has a 123 serial number, the next Tiburon made will have a 124 serial number
	13	5	0-9
	14	9	0-9
	15	1	0-9
	16	3	0-9
	17	5	0-9