2021 HYUNDAI PALISADE SEL

Auction records identify the vehicle as having a salvage title (“CERT OF TITLE-SALVAGE”) with “SIDE” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the unverified side-damage claim: extensive impact deformation and paint scuffing are visible around the left front door. The salvage-title status cannot be independently confirmed from the photos. The 2021 Hyundai Palisade has severe damage to the left front door. The outer panel is deeply dented and crushed inward, with multiple sharp creases around the handle, front edge, and lower section. The adjacent lower body area also shows creasing and disrupted panel surfaces. Several dark and gray paint scuffs are present across the damaged door. The lower front bumper fascia on the right side as viewed from the front has a visible split, an irregular broken edge, and a separated lower section near the corner. The front passenger seat side airbag is visibly deployed, with white fabric protruding from the seat. A left-side curtain airbag is also visibly deployed, with fabric hanging from the upper interior near the roof and rear side window. Repairs should include a complete inspection of the body structure, door and lower-body components, bumper mounting, airbag system, sensors, seat belts, and related restraint-system electronics. Mechanical and alignment condition are not established by these findings. According to the VIN decode, this is a left-hand-drive Palisade SUV built in South Korea, equipped with a 3.8-liter gasoline GDI Lambda II engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive. The decoded trim is SEL, with three seating rows and seven seats. Factory-listed safety equipment includes front, side, and curtain airbags, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping and lane-centering assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and rear automatic braking-related equipment as specified in the decode. NHTSA recall records provided for the 2021 Palisade include campaigns involving possible brake-fluid contamination and reduced braking performance (21V840000), windshield-wiper motor or wiper-operation failures (22V627000 and 23V180000), a potential tow-hitch harness electrical short and fire risk on vehicles equipped with the affected harness (22V633000), rear seat-belt buckle latching problems (25V607000), and possible improper third-row side-curtain-airbag deployment (26V034000). Recall completion status for this vehicle was not provided and should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.