2023 HYUNDAI KONA SEL

The 2023 Hyundai Kona is listed with a salvage certificate of title. The auction’s unverified primary-damage designation is “REAR END.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this claim: the rear bumper cover is missing, rear bumper components and wiring are exposed, and the left rear quarter panel and wheel-arch area are visibly crushed and scraped. The rear bumper cover is absent across both corners and the center, exposing the bumper reinforcement, mounting structures, wiring, and other components. The right rear bumper corner cover is also missing, with mounting hardware and wiring visible beside the rear wheel. The left rear quarter panel has pronounced creasing and crushed deformation around the tail lamp and wheel-arch area. Several areas of red paint have been scraped away, exposing the light-colored underlying surface. The black plastic cladding around the left rear wheel arch is displaced and damaged, with an irregular broken edge near the rear corner. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Korea-built 2023 Hyundai Kona SEL sport utility vehicle with front-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a continuously variable transmission. The decoded vehicle equipment includes standard blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. One NHTSA safety recall is listed for this model year: campaign 23V526000 concerns the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, which may overheat and increase the risk of fire. The remedy involves inspection and replacement of the controller as necessary. The available information does not confirm whether this vehicle’s recall repair has been completed. A physical inspection should include the rear body structure, bumper reinforcement and mounting points, exposed wiring, lighting, wheel-arch area, alignment, and any systems affected by the collision.