2021 HYUNDAI PALISADE SEL

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage certificate, with FRONT END identified as the primary damage. The visible evidence supports the stated front-end damage code; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from the photographs. The front end has extensive, severe collision damage. The hood is sharply folded and extensively deformed, while the front bumper cover and lower fascia are displaced or missing, with broken plastic, exposed mounting points, and detached material around both front corners. The center grille is missing or broken away, exposing the radiator and other internal components. Both main headlamp assemblies are absent, and internal brackets and components are visible at the front corners. Both front fender areas are severely damaged. The left fender is heavily deformed and partially absent around the wheel arch, with exposed internal components. The right fender is crushed and folded above and ahead of the front wheel, with separated body edges. Plastic panels and trim are also hanging or detached beneath the left front corner. The windshield has extensive radiating cracks and fractured areas across the passenger-side and central sections. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag is deployed, and a lower driver-side dashboard airbag is also deployed. The vehicle should therefore be treated as requiring a complete collision-safety inspection, including evaluation of the supplemental restraint system, seat belts and pretensioners, steering and suspension components, front structural areas, cooling system, lighting, wiring, and possible damage behind the visible body panels. Operation and roadworthiness cannot be established from these findings. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2021 Hyundai Palisade SEL SUV with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-liter gasoline GDI Lambda II engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. It is a seven-seat, three-row vehicle manufactured in South Korea. NHTSA records provided for this 2021 Palisade list recalls involving possible brake-fluid contamination and reduced braking performance (21V840000); windshield-wiper operation or failure (22V627000 and expanded recall 23V180000); a potential electrical fire involving certain tow-hitch harnesses (22V633000); rear seat-belt buckle latching (25V607000); and possible improper deployment of third-row side-curtain airbags (26V034000). Recall remedy completion and applicability should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase and before the vehicle is returned to service.