2022 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL

This 2022 Hyundai Elantra is listed with a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE title and FRONT END as the auction’s primary-damage classification. The provided photo-based assessment supports the FRONT END damage code because substantial front-end damage is clearly visible. The SALVAGE CERTIFICATE title status cannot be confirmed or contradicted from the photographs. The vehicle has severe front-end collision damage. The hood is crushed, creased, and folded downward and inward across the leading edge and center-front area, with an uneven gap above the lighting and grille area. The front bumper cover and grille are missing or severely broken, exposing brackets, mounting areas, radiator-area coverings, lower panels, and other internal front-end components. The removed bumper and grille assemblies show extensive cracking, tearing, fragmentation, broken slats, and damaged mounting features. The lower front undertray and related trim are hanging and separated from their normal positions. The front fender adjacent to the headlamp and wheel opening is moderately deformed, with a broken and exposed plastic mounting area. A driver airbag is visibly deployed from the steering wheel. The condition of the passenger airbag, seat-belt pretensioners, sensors, structural components, cooling system, lighting, steering, suspension, and other concealed parts cannot be determined from the supplied findings. Factory data identifies the vehicle as a 2022 Hyundai Elantra SEL sedan, VIN 5NPLM4AG8NH079738. It is equipped with front-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a continuously variable transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. NHTSA records provided for this model and year list recalls involving the front seat-belt pretensioners, the driver frontal airbag cover emblem, and the rearview camera. The seat-belt pretensioner recalls state that the pretensioners may explode during deployment and project metal fragments; the listed remedy is to secure the pretensioner(s) with a cap. The driver-airbag recall concerns a possible emblem detaching during deployment, with airbag replacement specified as the remedy. The rearview-camera recall concerns failure of the camera image to display, with camera replacement specified as the remedy. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer, particularly given the visible airbag deployment and collision damage. A comprehensive structural and mechanical inspection, including proper replacement and calibration of all damaged restraint and safety-system components, is recommended before considering the vehicle roadworthy.