2023 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE

The auction record identifies the vehicle as having a salvage certificate with a claimed damage level exceeding 75%, and lists the primary damage as FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the front-end classification based on extensive damage to the hood, bumper, fascia, headlamps, and front corners. However, Stage 1 also notes that the available photos cannot confirm the claimed greater-than-75-percent damage threshold. The 2023 Hyundai Elantra has severe collision damage across the entire visible front end. The hood is heavily crushed and creased, particularly along the front-center edge, and is raised and misaligned with irregular gaps near the headlamps and front-left fender. The front bumper cover is torn, detached, and hanging forward and downward, with broken mounting areas and displaced sections. Large portions of the center and lower fascia are missing or displaced, exposing radiator-area and other internal front-end components. Both front headlamp assemblies show severe damage, including cracked lenses, broken housings, and displaced components. The front-right corner has broken and displaced body and lamp parts, while the front-left fender and wheel-opening area are bent, torn, and separated near the hood and headlamp. The entire front fascia remains extensively crushed and open. The driver steering-wheel airbag is visibly deployed. Additional restraint-system components, electrical systems, cooling components, and possible structural or mechanical damage are not established by these findings and require a thorough physical inspection. The vehicle should not be considered roadworthy without professional assessment and repair. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Korea-built 2023 Hyundai Elantra SE sedan with front-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a continuously variable transmission. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this make, model, and year. Recall 22V632000 concerns the driver 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 before purchase.