Enter the 17-character VIN of your Hyundai Tiburon to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Use the free decoder to read a VIN of the model Hyundai Tiburon: 17 characters go in, and the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture come out. Our data lists the model Hyundai Tiburon for the years 1998 - 2008, with versions in our data: 2. What a VIN shows: the producer, the model year, the country of manufacture and, when it is coded, the plant. The last six characters are just the serial number.
The code only describes how the car was built. Whether it was in a crash, was reported stolen, how far it has driven or how many owners it had is shown in a paid vehicle history report. A quick test for the model Hyundai Tiburon: the 10th character encodes the model year, so it should fit the year the seller states. Also remember that I, O and Q never occur in a genuine VIN.
1998 - 2008
Production years
132 - 172 hp
Power
-
Body styles
2
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Tiburon | 1998 - 2001 | - | 132 - 139 hp |
| Hyundai Tiburon II | 2002 - 2008 | - | 138 - 172 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Hyundai Tiburon, with model years 1998 - 2008 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1998 - 2008 across 2 versions of the Hyundai Tiburon. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Hyundai Tiburon the characters to expect are W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008).
2 versions, with power up to 172 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Check the registration document first, as the VIN is printed there. On the vehicle itself, look at the dashboard under the windshield on the driver's side or at the driver door frame.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.