2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE SEL

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a **SALVAGE CERTIFICATE**, with **FRONT END** recorded as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end collision damage supports the auction’s unverified “FRONT END” damage code; however, the salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs. The vehicle is a 2020 Hyundai Palisade SEL, VIN KM8R2DHE0LU092342. Factory decode information identifies it as a four-wheel-drive SUV built in South Korea, equipped with a 3.8-litre gasoline engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and seating for seven occupants. The front bumper cover is detached and broken, with large sections missing and loose components visible beneath the vehicle. The grille is also detached, hanging forward, and broken into separated sections. The hood has creasing and an uneven front contour, with an irregular gap above the front-end components. Multiple upper and lower fascia trim panels are missing, leaving the radiator and other internal front-end components exposed. The visible radiator or condenser heat-exchanger fins show broad crushing, bending, and deformation. Plastic components around the left headlamp are broken or missing, while the right headlamp is displaced from the surrounding fascia. A lower front underbody panel is hanging down and extending forward beneath the damaged bumper area. The lower portion of the windshield has multiple visible cracks. The VIN decode lists standard equipment including anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, adaptive cruise control, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, and curtain airbags for all three seating rows. Due to the extent of the front-end damage, the condition of concealed structural components, cooling and air-conditioning systems, lighting, sensors, wiring, airbags, and mechanical components requires physical inspection and testing. NHTSA records list recalls concerning side-curtain airbag mounting bolts, the windshield-wiper motor, certain tow-hitch harnesses, rear seat-belt buckle assemblies, and third-row side-curtain airbag deployment. The repair status and applicability of each recall to this specific vehicle should be verified with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.