2025 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 Limited

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited (VIN 7YAKR4DA0SY031075) is a battery-electric SUV/MPV with 4x2 drive, manufactured by Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in the United States. The auction record identifies the vehicle as having a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE and lists FRONT END as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the FRONT END claim, with extensive hood, bumper, grille, lighting-area, and front-fascia damage. The SALVAGE CERTIFICATE designation is administrative and cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The front end has extensive severe collision damage. The hood is heavily crushed and deeply creased across the front section, with a raised, uneven edge and significant separation from the surrounding panels. The front bumper cover, lower fascia, grille, and central fascia are cracked, torn, broken, or missing in several areas. The front left bumper and wheel-arch trim are detached, with a long panel hanging beside the front left wheel and internal components exposed. The front left headlamp surround and adjacent trim are separated, and mounting areas around the lamp assembly are visible. The front compartment leading-edge trim is also broken, with missing material and exposed components. The driver airbag is deployed from the steering wheel, and the front passenger airbag is deployed from the dashboard. The instrument display shows “Check Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist system” along with multiple warning indicators. The available findings do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s structural members, suspension, steering, cooling systems, electrical systems, or high-voltage battery. A complete physical inspection and diagnostic assessment will be necessary before repair or operation, including verification of airbag and restraint-system components and the EV high-voltage system. NHTSA records list several recalls associated with 2025 Ioniq 5 vehicles. These include recall 25V064000 for a rear floor wiring harness that may affect rear side-airbag deployment; recall 25V373000 concerning the right-headlight aim label; recall 25V482000 and the related 26V068000 campaign concerning improperly tightened high-voltage battery bus-bar components; recall 25V605000 concerning rear suspension alignment bolts; recall 25V797000 concerning the front seat-belt retractors; and recall 26V314000 concerning rear suspension fasteners. Recalls 25V065000 and 25V235000 concern braking and vehicle-control software on certain Ioniq 5 N vehicles, with 25V235000 replacing 25V065000. Recall applicability and completion status should be verified directly by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.