2022 HYUNDAI PALISADE CALLIGRAPHY

The auction record lists the vehicle as Salvage, with “Right Side” recorded as the primary damage. However, Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence contradicts this primary-damage code: the most extensive damage is concentrated on the left rear side, including the left rear door, quarter panel, wheel arch, and left rear bumper corner. The left rear quarter panel and wheel-arch area are severely crushed, with extensive creasing, scraped paint, exposed metal, and visible inner components. The left rear door has deep dents and deformation from the handle area downward, and the exterior door handle is missing. Body and wheel-arch trim are torn, displaced, or missing in places. The left rear bumper cover is severely displaced and pulled away from the body, with a missing section at the corner and exposed mounting and internal areas. There is also a wide, irregular gap between the lower edge of the rear liftgate and the bumper, through which inner components are visible. The overall visible damage indicates significant impact to the left rear body structure and should be evaluated for possible damage behind the outer panels, including the wheel-arch and rear side structure. Side curtain airbags are visibly deployed and hanging from the roofline above the side and rear passenger areas. The instrument cluster displays red and amber warning indicators, including airbag, ABS, brake, tire-pressure, traction-control, and driver-assistance symbols. The available findings do not establish the cause of these warnings. The vehicle should not be considered roadworthy until the restraint system, braking and stability systems, electrical systems, and structural repairs have been professionally inspected. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2022 Hyundai Palisade SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 3.8-liter gasoline GDI Lambda II engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea and is configured as a three-row, seven-seat vehicle. Official NHTSA records list five recalls for the 2022 Palisade: an instrument-cluster display issue, a tow-hitch harness fire risk affecting vehicles equipped with the applicable harness, a windshield-wiper failure issue, rear seat-belt buckle concerns, and a side-curtain-airbag deployment issue affecting third-row occupants. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA, particularly because the available vehicle findings include deployed side-curtain airbags.