2023 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Blue

The vehicle is listed with a salvage title and an auction primary-damage classification of SIDE. Stage 1 reports that the visible extensive damage to the left side supports the auction’s unverified SIDE claim; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the photos. The left front and left rear doors have severe collision damage. Both outer panels show extensive deep dents, sharp creasing, and broad deformation, including damage around the front door handle, window-line areas, trailing edge, and lower sections. The left front fender has moderate deformation and deep creasing around the rear edge and wheel arch. The left exterior mirror is also damaged, with its outer cover missing and internal components exposed. The supplied NHTSA VIN decode identifies this as a 2023 Hyundai Elantra sedan with front-wheel drive, a 1.6-liter GDI Kappa engine, automatic six-speed transmission, and a gasoline/electric hybrid designation. The vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea. The decoded equipment includes front, side, and curtain airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping and lane-departure systems, forward-collision warning, and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year. Recall 22V632000 concerns the driver’s frontal airbag cover emblem, which may detach during deployment; the remedy is replacement of the airbag. Recall 23V526000 concerns the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, which may overheat and increase the risk of fire; the remedy involves inspection and replacement of the controller as necessary. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer. The reported findings are limited primarily to visible left-side body damage. A complete assessment should include inspection of the doors, hinges, pillars, side-impact structures, wiring, airbags and pretensioners, mirror electronics, suspension, wheel alignment, hybrid-system components, and the vehicle’s mechanical and safety systems before purchase or repair.