2026 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE

The auction lists this 2026 Hyundai Elantra as having a salvage certificate of title with “FRONT END” as the primary damage classification. The visible damage supports the auction’s unverified front-end damage claim; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from the available photos. The vehicle has severe damage across the front end. The hood is deeply creased and crushed across the front and center sections, with its front edge displaced above the fascia. The front bumper cover and grille-area fascia are missing, exposing internal components, brackets, wiring, and cooling components. The front-left fender is severely crushed around the wheel arch, while the front-right fender and adjoining corner are moderately deformed. The front bumper reinforcement and lower front structure are visibly bent, displaced, and separated from their normal positions. The front-left headlamp assembly is missing, with its mounting cavity and wiring exposed. The front-right headlamp is displaced, and several lower cooling-area support and air-deflector components are broken, detached, or out of position. A wiring harness and several connectors are also hanging loose in the front-right area of the engine bay. The driver airbag is deployed. The findings do not establish the condition of the underlying crash-management, cooling, steering, suspension, engine, transmission, or other components that are not visibly described. A complete structural, mechanical, electrical, and restraint-system inspection will be required before repair or road-use decisions are made. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Korean-built 2026 Hyundai Elantra SE sedan with a gasoline 2.0-liter MPI NU PE engine. The decoded equipment includes front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and other listed driver-assistance systems. One NHTSA recall is listed for certain 2026 Elantra vehicles. Recall 26V254000 concerns potentially misassembled B-pillar side-impact sensors that could delay airbag deployment. The stated remedy is dealer inspection and replacement of the affected sensor or sensors as necessary, free of charge. VIN-specific recall eligibility and completion should be confirmed with Hyundai or NHTSA.