2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE Limited

This 2020 Hyundai Palisade is listed by the auction with a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE and REAR END as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe damage at the right rear corner supports the stated REAR END claim. However, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The most significant visible damage is concentrated at the right rear corner. The rear bumper cover is severely cracked, torn, displaced, and hanging away from the vehicle, with broken bumper material and exposed components visible below. The lower and rear sections of the right rear wheel-arch trim are missing, exposing mounting areas and inner wheel-well components. The adjacent lower right rear quarter panel is creased and deformed. The lower right portion of the tailgate is dented and has scraped, discolored paint near the bumper interface. A long section of the lower rear trim at the bumper and wheel-arch interface is detached and hanging below the vehicle. Inside the vehicle, the outer covering on a front seat back is torn or open, with black material hanging away from the seat. The outer side covering of the front driver’s seat back is also loose and separated. The supplied findings do not establish the condition of the underlying structure, suspension, wheel, lighting, sensors, air-bag systems, or mechanical components. A physical inspection and functional testing are recommended before purchase. The VIN decodes as a 2020 Hyundai Palisade Limited SUV manufactured in South Korea. It is equipped with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-litre gasoline GDI Lambda II engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle is configured with three rows and seven seats. Factory-listed equipment includes ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear visibility equipment, and curtain airbags for the first, second, and third rows. These systems should be inspected carefully following the rear-end damage. Official NHTSA recall information provided for this vehicle includes a side-curtain-airbag mounting-bolt recall, a windshield-wiper motor/arm recall, and a trailer-hitch harness recall that may create a fire risk where the relevant harness is installed. It also includes a rear-seat-belt buckle recall and a third-row side-curtain-airbag deployment recall. Recall applicability, completion status, and whether the vehicle is equipped with the affected trailer-hitch harness should be confirmed by VIN with Hyundai or an authorised dealer before operation.