2023 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 SEL

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is listed with a **SALVAGE CERTIFICATE** and **SIDE** as the auction’s primary-damage classification. According to the Stage 1 assessment, visible extensive damage is concentrated on the vehicle’s left side, and the deployed side-curtain airbag supports the SIDE damage claim. The salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The left rear door outer panel has a large, irregular dent with multiple deep creases and extensive deformation across the middle and lower sections. The left rocker panel and lower side molding below the rear door also show pronounced scuffing, deformation, and an irregular panel edge. Inside the passenger compartment, a white side-curtain airbag is visibly hanging from the roofline, indicating that the restraint system has deployed and will require inspection and replacement as appropriate. The extent of the damage warrants a thorough inspection of the door structure, rocker area, adjacent body components, wiring, sensors, and supplemental restraint system before repair or road use. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a South Korean-built 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SEL, classified as a five-door SUV/MPV. It is a battery-electric, four-wheel-drive vehicle with an automatic single-speed transmission and seating for five. Listed standard equipment includes curtain airbags for the first and second rows, front and side airbags, electronic stability control, traction control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and rear visibility equipment. Several NHTSA recalls are listed for this model and year. Recall 24V065000 concerns a potentially improperly heat-treated rear inner driveshaft that may break and cause a loss of drive power. Recalls 24V204000 and 24V868000 concern the Integrated Charging Control Unit and its potential to stop charging the 12-volt battery, also resulting in possible loss of drive power; recall 24V868000 replaces and expands the earlier recall. Recall 26V432000 concerns possible misaligned high-voltage battery electrodes that may lead to a fire while parked or driving. The recall remedies and completion status should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase, particularly because the latest listed recall includes interim parking and charging precautions until repair.