2020 HYUNDAI KONA SEL

The vehicle is listed with a salvage title certificate, and the auction’s primary-damage code is “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this code because extensive collision damage is present along the left side. The salvage-title status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The left side has severe damage. The left front fender is missing, exposing the wheel-arch and inner body components. The left front door is extensively crushed and deeply creased, with an opening exposing the inner door area. The left exterior mirror is displaced and hanging outward. The rocker panel and lower door sill are severely crushed and irregular, with lower trim missing and inner sill surfaces exposed. The left rear door has a broad dent and creasing across its lower and forward outer panel. The left front corner of the hood is also deformed, with an uneven panel gap adjacent to the missing fender. Additional damage is visible at the rear. The right side of the liftgate is dented and deeply creased around the badging and lamp area. The right rear bumper cover is severely torn and displaced, leaving a gap and exposing dark inner components. The driver airbag has deployed from the steering wheel, and the left front roof/A-pillar curtain airbag is also deployed. The restraint-system components, wiring, structural areas, door and sill assemblies, suspension and steering components, and all affected electrical systems require detailed inspection and likely repair or replacement. Because the vehicle is identified as a battery-electric model, the high-voltage battery, cabling, isolation system, and charging system should also be inspected by a qualified EV technician before any attempt to operate or repair the vehicle. The photographs do not establish the condition of these components, the battery, or the vehicle’s mechanical and electronic systems. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2020 Hyundai Kona SEL, a front-wheel-drive/4x2 battery-electric SUV manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. It is equipped with a lithium-ion battery and traction motor, automatic transmission, four doors, and seating for five. Two NHTSA recall records were provided for 2020 Kona vehicles. Recall 20V022000 concerns an incorrect gross axle weight rating label and should be checked for completion on this vehicle. Recall 21V301000 concerns piston oil rings on vehicles equipped with the 2.0L Nu MPI engine; this VIN is decoded as battery-electric, so that engine-specific recall does not appear to match the decoded powertrain, but applicability should still be confirmed with Hyundai using the VIN.