2023 HYUNDAI PALISADE Caligraphy

This 2023 Hyundai Palisade is listed by the auction as a **salvage vehicle** with **SIDE** as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible extensive side-collision damage supports the stated SIDE claim, while noting that salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the exterior and interior photos alone. The driver side has extensive severe damage. Both the front and rear doors are deeply dented and irregularly deformed, with heavy paint scuffing. The rear quarter panel is sharply creased around the fuel-filler area and wheel arch, and the damage extends into the lower rear door, rocker panel, and surrounding wheel-opening area. Lower side trim and rocker-panel coverings are missing, leaving underlying components and mounting areas exposed. The driver-side mirror housing is broken and displaced, with internal components visible. The driver-side front window is cracked and partially shattered. The rear quarter window is missing, with jagged glass remaining around the opening. The windshield also has multiple branching cracks near the driver-side edge. The restraint system has been activated. The driver’s seat outer bolster is torn, with internal material and deployed restraint fabric visible. The driver-side seat-mounted airbag and curtain airbags along the side roof areas are deployed and hanging into the passenger compartment, including around the rear seating area. Replacement of deployed airbags, related sensors, seat components, interior trim, and likely associated electronic modules should be expected. According to the NHTSA VIN decode, this is a 2023 Hyundai Palisade SUV with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-liter gasoline GDI Lambda II engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle is identified as a seven-seat, three-row model built in South Korea. NHTSA records list the following recalls for this model and year: windshield-wiper operation, brake-booster vacuum loss, the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, seat-belt buckle latching, and third-row side-curtain-airbag deployment. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer, particularly because the vehicle’s curtain airbags are already deployed and the vehicle has sustained significant side impact. The visible damage is extensive and includes major body-panel deformation, broken glass, missing exterior trim, and deployed restraint systems. A complete structural, suspension, wheel-alignment, electrical, airbag-system, and mechanical inspection is required before assessing roadworthiness or repair feasibility.