2022 HYUNDAI KONA

The 2022 Hyundai Kona is listed with a salvage certificate indicating “more than 75% damage,” with “SIDE” recorded as the auction’s primary-damage classification. This is an auction designation; the available assessment does not confirm that total damage exceeds 75%. The visible findings support the SIDE classification. The left front and rear doors have severe inward deformation, deep creases, and distortion along their edges. The left rear quarter panel and adjacent door-jamb area are heavily buckled and creased. The left rocker panel and side skirt are crushed and torn, with missing trim sections and exposed mounting points. The left exterior mirror is damaged, with its blue outer cover missing and the black housing exposed. Both left-side restraint airbags have deployed. A side-curtain airbag is visible along the left roofline and side windows, and a side airbag has deployed from the left front seat area. Repair will therefore require substantial bodywork and replacement or restoration of affected trim, the mirror assembly, and the deployed airbag and restraint-system components. Inspection of the door structures, pillars, rocker panel, floor, wiring, sensors, suspension, and alignment is recommended before any repair decision. Factory decoding identifies this vehicle as a South Korea-built 2022 Hyundai Kona SUV with four-wheel drive, a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and seating for five. The VIN is KM8K3CA32NU792853. Standard decoded 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, and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. The condition and operation of these systems cannot be confirmed from the provided findings.