2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Blue

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra is listed with a salvage title and the auction’s primary damage classification is “FRONT END.” The visible front-end collision damage supports this classification; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the available photos. The front end has severe damage. The hood has multiple deep buckles and creases and is uneven along its front edge. The front bumper cover is missing, and both front headlamp assemblies are absent or heavily broken, with exposed wiring and mounting components. The visible front fender is heavily crushed around the wheel arch and front corner, while the front door on the same side has a prominent diagonal crease and localized deformation. Visible front support members, the radiator support, and lower front structural panels are bent, displaced, and irregularly positioned around the exposed cooling modules. The lower front splash shield is broken and hanging below the vehicle. These findings indicate that the vehicle requires a detailed inspection of the front structure, cooling system, steering, suspension, wiring, and related components before repair or operation. Additional damage includes multiple branching cracks in the windshield, a deployed driver airbag, and broken center-console trim. The restraint system and other airbags should be professionally inspected and repaired, and the vehicle should not be considered roadworthy until all safety systems have been properly restored. According to the VIN decode, this is a left-hand-drive, front-wheel-drive sedan built in South Korea, equipped with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine. The decoded vehicle information identifies the engine as the MPI NU PE and lists a five-passenger, four-door body configuration. NHTSA records list recalls for this vehicle model and year involving front seat-belt pretensioners, windshield bonding, front seat-back recliners, and the rearview camera system. The seat-belt pretensioner recalls carry a risk of metal fragments being projected during deployment; the windshield recall concerns possible detachment in a crash; the seat-recliner recall concerns improper welding; and the camera recall concerns loss of the rearview image. Recall completion for this specific vehicle should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before purchase.