2022 HYUNDAI KONA

The auction record lists the vehicle as “CERT OF TITLE – SALVAGE” with a primary damage classification of “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the extensive visible damage to the left-side doors, side mirror, and rear quarter panel supports the auction’s “SIDE” classification. However, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The 2022 Hyundai Kona has severe collision damage along the visible left side. Both the left front and left rear doors show extensive crushing, deep dents, sharp creasing, folded metal, and torn or distorted lower edges. The left exterior mirror is broken or significantly deformed, with its housing and surrounding components not intact. The left rear quarter panel is also dented and creased around the rear door edge and above the wheel arch. Several warning indicators, including ABS, traction-control, and other warning symbols, are illuminated in the instrument cluster while the vehicle is stationary. The available image does not establish the cause of these warnings or confirm a mechanical or electrical failure. The condition of the unseen side, structural components, suspension, wheels, airbags, interior, engine, transmission, and underbody is not established by these findings. According to the NHTSA VIN decode, this is a South Korean-built Hyundai Kona sport utility vehicle with front-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a five-door, five-seat configuration. The decoded safety equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and a rear visibility system. A comprehensive physical inspection and diagnostic scan are recommended before purchase, with particular attention to the left-side structure, door and mirror systems, restraint systems, wheel-arch area, and the illuminated warning indicators.