Renault Korea and Renault Samsung VIN check

QM6, SM6 or XM3 from Korea? Enter the VIN for a free check of Korean records. The report shows accidents, repair costs, owners, plate changes and mileage.

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The VIN usually starts withKNM

Renault Samsung is now Renault Korea

Renault Samsung Motors became Renault Korea in 2022. Its cars have Korean model names, and many are close relatives of Renault models sold elsewhere:

  • QM6: related to the Renault Koleos
  • SM6: related to the Renault Talisman
  • XM3: related to the Renault Arkana
  • QM3: the Korean version of the Renault Captur
  • SM3, SM5, SM7 and the newer Grand Koleos

What the history shows

Every insurance claim with its date, the repaired parts and the amount, each change of owner and plate number, and whether the car was registered for rental or business use.

Mileage readings from the records show whether the odometer ever went down.

Where to find the VIN

Renault Korea and Renault Samsung cars built in Korea usually have a VIN starting with KNM. It is in the listing, the registration document and at the bottom left of the windscreen. The Korean VIN decoder shows the maker and the model year.

What the report shows

  • Accidents and repair costs

    Every insurance event with its date, the parts painted, repaired or replaced, and the amount paid.

  • Who paid for the repair

    Your car's insurer or the other party's: it tells you who was at fault.

  • Owners and plate numbers

    Each change of owner and of registration number, with dates. Frequent changes are a signal.

  • Mileage records

    Odometer readings from insurance events. A lower reading after a higher one is flagged.

  • Rental, taxi, business use

    Whether the car was registered for rental, commercial or government use.

  • Total loss, flood, theft

    The three events that should stop a purchase, checked in every report.

  • Specs, equipment, value

    Factory specification, safety equipment, estimated value, recall campaigns and export declarations.

Reports and prices

The free check comes first and shows which reports have records. You pay once, only for reports with records.

  • Korean Insurance History

    Official state data

    $9.90 per VIN

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    Accidents and repair costs, owners and plates, rental use, mileage, recalls, export.

  • Global Vehicle History

    $14.00 per VIN

    Launch price $19.90 You save $5.90

    Insurance auctions with photos, inspections and recorded history: damage, mileage, owners.

  • Complete report

    $19.90 per VIN

    Launch price $34.80 You save $14.90

    Korean Insurance History and Global Vehicle History

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Questions

Yes. The check works by VIN, whatever the brand was called when the car was made.

They are close relatives, but the Korean car has its own records. Check it by its own VIN.

Yes. The free check shows whether records exist for the VIN. You pay only for a report that has records, and a report that cannot be made is refunded automatically.

Usually within a few minutes after payment. It opens on the page and as a PDF, in English or Russian.