2023 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL

This 2023 Hyundai Elantra is listed with a salvage certificate of title and the auction’s primary-damage classification is “SIDE.” These are auction records and should be independently verified. Stage 1 reports that visible damage to the right-side front door and rocker area supports the SIDE classification, while the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the photographs. The right front door outer panel has a broad, irregular dent with multiple sharp creases and extensive scraping, abrasion, and paint transfer across the middle and lower sections. The rocker panel below the door also shows visible scraping, abrasion, and light-colored transfer marks. The reported damage is moderate and is limited in the provided findings to the right front door and adjacent rocker area. A physical inspection is recommended to assess the door structure, hinges, latch, rocker reinforcement, adjacent panels, wiring, and any alignment or safety-system effects. VIN decoding identifies the vehicle as a South Korea-built 2023 Hyundai Elantra SEL with the Convenience Package. It is a front-wheel-drive sedan equipped with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine and continuously variable transmission. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability and traction control, front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. Two NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this model and year. Recall 22V632000 concerns the driver’s frontal air-bag cover emblem, which may detach during deployment and increase the risk of injury; the remedy is replacement of the air bag. Recall 23V526000 concerns the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, which may overheat and increase the risk of fire; the remedy involves inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the controller. Recall completion should be confirmed with Hyundai or an authorized dealer using the vehicle’s VIN before purchase.