2024 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL

The 2024 Hyundai Elantra is listed with a salvage certificate of title, and the auction identifies the primary damage as “FRONT END.” Stage 1 reports that the extensive visible front-end damage supports this unverified auction claim; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The front end has severe collision damage. The hood is extensively crushed across its full width, with deep creases, sharp folds, and substantial deformation. The front bumper cover, grille, and associated fascia trim are missing or detached, leaving the radiator and internal front-end components exposed. Both front headlamp areas have broken or displaced housings, exposed components, and separated trim. The front fender edges beside the headlamps are also distorted and separated from adjacent components. Detached bumper, grille, lower-trim, and other front-fascia pieces are present separately. The windshield is extensively shattered, with dense cracking across most of its visible area and a large opening near the upper portion. At the rear, the lower bumper trim is separated and appears detached along sections of its lower edge. According to the VIN decode, this is a Hyundai Elantra sedan in SEL trim, manufactured in South Korea. It is equipped with a 2.0-liter gasoline MPI NU PE engine. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and curtain and side airbags for the first and second rows. The operational condition of these systems cannot be determined from the damage findings. One NHTSA safety recall is listed: campaign 24V308000 concerns a possible electrical short circuit in the exhaust-gas-recirculation valve assembly, which may cause a loss of drive power and increase crash risk. Hyundai’s stated remedy is replacement of the EGR valve assembly by a dealer at no charge. Recall completion should be verified before purchase or road use.