2020 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE

The vehicle is listed with a salvage brand and “SIDE” as the auction’s primary-damage classification. These are auction designations and are not, by themselves, verified findings. Stage 1 reported that the visible evidence supports the unverified SIDE claim because extensive deformation and scuffing are clearly visible on the left-side front and rear doors. Stage 1 also noted that the available photos do not establish the salvage-brand status. The main recorded damage affects both doors on the vehicle’s left side. The left front and left rear door skins have broad, severe inward deformation, with multiple pronounced creases and irregular panel contours. Damage is concentrated around the door handles, lower sections, center seam, and adjacent panel areas. The left front door has a large dent spanning the center and lower portions, while the left rear door has substantial creasing along its front, center, and lower sections. Dark scuffing and chipped or abraded paint are also recorded near the left front door handle and its lower rear edge. The VIN decodes as a 2020 Hyundai Elantra SE sedan built in South Korea. It has front-wheel drive, a gasoline 2.0-liter four-cylinder MPI NU engine, and a continuously variable transmission. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, forward collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, and a rear visibility system. Three NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this vehicle’s make, model, and year. Campaign 21V301000 concerns 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 leak onto hot exhaust components; the remedy includes inspection and possible engine replacement, along with related software deployment. Campaign 19V720000 concerns insufficiently tightened right-rear wheel lug nuts, which could allow the wheel to detach; the remedy is inspection and tightening as necessary. Campaign 19V721000 concerns insufficiently tightened lower control-arm ball-joint fasteners, which could allow the ball joint to detach and result in loss of control; the remedy is inspection and tightening as necessary. Recall completion should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before purchase.