2022 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage title with FRONT END as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible extensive front-end damage supports the unverified FRONT END damage claim; however, the SALVAGE VEHICLE TITLE status cannot be confirmed from the photographs. The 2022 Hyundai Elantra has severe collision damage concentrated at the front. The hood is heavily folded and creased, particularly on the front-right side. Much of the front bumper cover, grille, and surrounding fascia is missing, exposing the radiator, condenser, and other internal components. Lower front panels, brackets, supports, and mounting pieces are fractured, detached, or displaced, with visible crushing in the bumper reinforcement and lower front assembly. Both headlamp areas have damaged lenses or housings, brackets, and surrounding trim. The front fender edge near the headlamp is also distorted and separated from the adjacent front-end components. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag is deployed, and an airbag warning indicator is illuminated in the instrument cluster. The visible damage indicates that the vehicle will require substantial structural, body, lighting, front-end component, and restraint-system repairs. Hidden damage, mechanical condition, alignment, cooling-system condition, and the vehicle’s ability to operate safely cannot be determined from the provided findings and should be verified through a comprehensive physical inspection. According to the VIN decode, this is a four-door sedan built in South Korea, equipped with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, front-wheel drive, and a continuously variable transmission. The decoded trim is SEL. Listed standard safety equipment includes front, side, and curtain airbags, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, and a rear visibility system. NHTSA records list several recalls for this 2022 Elantra. These include front seat-belt pretensioner recalls, including campaign 22V354000, involving a potential risk of the pretensioners projecting metal fragments during deployment; a driver’s frontal airbag recall, campaign 22V632000, concerning an improperly welded emblem on the airbag cover; and a rearview-camera recall, campaign 24V879000, involving possible failure of the camera image to display. Recall completion should be confirmed by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before purchase.