2021 HYUNDAI KONA Ultimate

The vehicle is listed with a Certificate of Salvage, with “Rollover” recorded as the auction’s primary damage classification. This is an unverified auction designation. The photo-based assessment supports severe collision damage to the front end, multiple side areas, roof, and glass, but cannot confirm that the damage resulted from a rollover. The salvage condition itself cannot be independently verified from photographs alone. The front end is extensively damaged. The bumper, grille, and headlamp assemblies are missing, exposing the cooling system, wiring, brackets, and other inner components. The radiator and condenser assemblies are bent and displaced, with surrounding supports damaged or detached. The hood is creased and deformed along the front and right-front edges. Both front corners and side areas show severe damage. The right-front fender area is open with body material missing, while the right-front door has deep dents and sharp creases. The left-front corner and lighting-area components are absent or destroyed, and the left-front door and rocker area have extensive dents, crushing, tearing, and missing material. Both front wheel areas are severely affected: the right-front wheel and tire are displaced at an abnormal angle, while the left-front wheel opening is empty and a wheel and tire are visible on the ground in front of the vehicle. The roof has visible dents and creases, with displaced roof-rail components. The windshield is extensively shattered, with dense spiderweb cracking across most of the glass. Inside the vehicle, the steering-wheel airbag and multiple side or curtain airbags are deployed and hanging from the roof and side areas. Numerous large interior and trim components are loose inside the front and rear cabin, with several pieces showing broken edges, cracks, and separated sections. Overall, the vehicle has extensive severe collision damage affecting the front structure and cooling system, both front corners and wheel areas, the side body and rocker sections, roof, windshield, airbags, and interior components. A complete structural, suspension, steering, braking, electrical, restraint-system, and mechanical inspection would be required before repair or purchase decisions. NHTSA recall information includes campaign 21V301000, affecting certain 2019–2021 Hyundai Kona vehicles equipped with the 2.0L Nu MPI engine. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, potentially causing engine damage, stalling, or an oil leak that could increase fire risk. The remedy involves dealer inspection and, if necessary, engine replacement, together with installation of Piston Ring Noise Sensing System software. Applicability to this vehicle should be confirmed by VIN and engine configuration.