2024 HYUNDAI PALISADE SEL Premium

This 2024 Hyundai Palisade SEL Premium (VIN: KM8R4DGE7RU782318) is identified by the VIN decoder as a 4WD SUV built in South Korea. It has a 3.8-liter gasoline GDI Lambda II engine. The auction record identifies the vehicle as “CERT OF SALVAGE > 75% DAMAGE” with “REAR END” listed as the primary damage. These are auction classifications rather than independently verified facts. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the rear-end damage claim: the liftgate, rear lamp areas, rear body metal, and rear bumper show extensive damage. However, the photos alone cannot confirm that the vehicle has more than 75% total damage. The rear liftgate exterior panel and associated trim are missing, leaving the rear opening and inner metal structure exposed. The surrounding liftgate opening and lower rear panel have pronounced creases, crushed areas, and irregular deformation. The exposed liftgate metal is heavily crushed, with broad inward deformation, multiple creases, and a pronounced fold across the lower section. Both rear tail-lamp assemblies are absent, with their mounting areas exposed. The rear bumper cover has visible gaps and displaced sections, including an open area with exposed mounting material near the lower center-right. Additional front-end damage is present. The lower front grille trim is broken or displaced, with an open gap and exposed components beneath the grille. The front right fender has a pronounced dent and crease behind the headlamp, and the hood-to-fender gap on that side is visibly uneven and open. The provided NHTSA records list five safety recalls for this model and model year: the Idle Stop & Go oil-pump controller, the front passenger occupant-detection system on vehicles with dark premium suede seats, engine valve springs, certain rear seat-belt buckles, and third-row side-curtain air-bag deployment. The listed risks include fire, loss of drive power, passenger-air-bag nondeployment, seat belts failing to latch, and improper curtain-air-bag deployment. Recall completion should be verified with Hyundai or NHTSA using the VIN before purchase.