2020 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage title and identifies the primary damage as FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe damage to the front bumper, grille, hood, driver-side headlamp, and driver-side front fender supports the stated FRONT END damage code. The salvage-title status itself cannot be confirmed from photos. The front-left hood area is severely creased and deformed, with a large uneven gap above the driver-side headlamp. The front bumper cover is torn, displaced, and partially detached, with large sections missing and components behind it exposed. The grille and adjacent front fascia are broken and displaced, with missing sections and visible gaps on the driver-side portion. The driver-side headlamp assembly is missing, leaving wiring and internal components exposed. The driver-side front fender is heavily crushed and creased around the headlamp and wheel arch, with inner components visible. The lower front fascia and splitter area are cracked, separated, and displaced, with broken plastic pieces and an uneven lower edge. The driver-side wheel-well liner and adjacent trim are missing or displaced, exposing the inner wheel-well area and wiring. The driver and lower driver-side dashboard airbags are visibly deployed, and the airbag warning indicator is illuminated in the instrument cluster. The available findings indicate extensive front-end collision damage and restraint-system involvement. A complete inspection should verify structural, steering, suspension, cooling, lighting, wiring, and safety-system condition before repair or operation. The VIN identifies this vehicle as a 2020 Hyundai Elantra sedan with front-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a continuously variable transmission. The decoded equipment includes standard front, side, curtain, and driver-knee airbag systems, along with electronic stability control, traction control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, and a rear-visibility system. Three NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this make, model, and year. Recall 21V301000 concerns potentially improperly heat-treated piston oil rings on vehicles with the 2.0-liter Nu MPI engine, which may lead to engine damage, stalling, or an oil-related fire risk. Recall 19V720000 concerns insufficiently tightened right-rear wheel lug nuts that could allow wheel detachment. Recall 19V721000 concerns lower-control-arm ball-joint fasteners that may allow the ball joint to detach and cause loss of vehicle control. The available information does not confirm whether any of these recalls have been completed on this vehicle.