2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE Limited

The auction record identifies this 2020 Hyundai Palisade as having a “SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE,” with “SIDE” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the extensive visible deformation and scraping on the left side support the SIDE primary-damage claim; however, salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the photos. The vehicle has severe collision damage concentrated on the front and left side. The front bumper cover, central grille, and much of the surrounding plastic trim are missing, leaving the radiator and other front-end components exposed. Some lower and corner panels are detached, hanging, or absent. The left front fender is heavily crushed and creased around the wheel arch, with torn edges, exposed inner components, and partly missing or displaced wheel-arch lining. The left front door has deep dents, sharp creases, scraped paint, and exposed dark material near its lower rear section. The left rear door also has a large irregular dent, multiple creases, extensive lower-half scraping, and torn or displaced material. The rocker panel beneath both doors is severely deformed, with scraped paint, exposed metal, missing trim, and displaced or missing fasteners. Inside, the outer bolster of the front passenger seat has a small tear exposing light-colored material. No additional failure-pattern concerns were provided. VIN decoding identifies the vehicle as a 2020 Hyundai Palisade Limited 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 Company in South Korea and is configured with three rows and seven seats. The decoded safety equipment includes front, side, knee, and curtain airbags, along with systems such as forward-collision warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and rear automatic emergency braking. NHTSA recall records list campaigns concerning the side-curtain airbag mounting bolts (19V802000), the windshield-wiper motor or arm (22V627000), certain tow-hitch harnesses and possible electrical shorts (22V633000), rear seat-belt buckle assemblies (25V607000), and third-row side-curtain airbag deployment (26V034000). Applicability and completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA. The tow-hitch recall is relevant only if the vehicle is equipped with the affected tow-hitch harness. The latest listed recalls include remedies or final notification processes scheduled in phases, so their repair status should be confirmed before use.