2024 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL

This 2024 Hyundai Elantra SEL is listed with a salvage certificate of title. The auction’s primary-damage designation is FRONT END, and Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this designation, with extensive front-end damage clearly visible. The front bumper cover, center grille, surrounding fascia trim, and both headlamp assemblies are missing or damaged, exposing the cooling components, front support, and other underlying structures. Lower front underbody panels are broken, displaced, and partially hanging below the vehicle. The hood is creased and deformed along its front edge and left corner. The left front fender is severely crushed around the headlamp opening and wheel arch, while the wheel-arch liner and adjacent trim are torn, broken, or missing. Wiring and connectors are exposed and displaced in the left front corner. Both front airbags have deployed: the driver airbag from the steering wheel and the passenger airbag from the dashboard. Replacement of the airbags and inspection of the associated restraint-system components will be required. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Korea-built 2024 Hyundai Elantra sedan with the SEL trim, a 2.0-liter gasoline MPI NU PE engine, and standard safety equipment including ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, lane-keeping and lane-departure systems, blind-spot monitoring, and front and rear automatic emergency braking. The VIN is KMHLM4DG5RU689034. One NHTSA safety recall was identified for this vehicle model and year: campaign 24V308000 concerns a possible electrical short in the exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly that may cause loss of drive power. Hyundai’s stated remedy is replacement of the EGR valve assembly at no charge through an authorized dealer. Recall completion should be verified before purchase or operation. The visible damage is concentrated at the front of the vehicle, but the extent of any damage to the cooling system, front structural components, suspension, steering, electrical systems, sensors, and powertrain cannot be determined from these findings alone. A comprehensive physical inspection and post-repair safety-system calibration will be necessary.