2021 HYUNDAI PALISADE SEL w/ Premium Pkg

This 2021 Hyundai Palisade is listed with a salvage vehicle title. The auction identifies the primary damage as “FRONT END.” Stage 1’s photo-based assessment notes some visible front-end damage, including lower bumper cracking, front fender deformation, and extensive windshield damage; however, it states that the most extensive visible damage is to the side body panels, roof, glass, and restraint system, and that the photographs do not clearly support the front end as the primary damage. The vehicle has extensive collision damage along the visible side. Both visible side doors show deep dents, sharp creases, and substantial panel deformation. The rear quarter panel is severely damaged, while the lower door and rocker-panel areas are scraped, deformed, and missing or displaced trim. The front fender is dented and creased, and the front side mirror is broken and displaced with internal components exposed. The rear wheel-arch trim is broken, and the fuel filler door is missing; a detached painted fuel filler door is shown separately. The rear side window and adjacent quarter-window area are open, with broken glass remnants around the frames. The roof edge and roof rail area show severe creasing and deformation, including damage around the front roof edge above the windshield. Roof trim is disturbed or missing, and mounting points are exposed. The windshield is extensively shattered across most of its visible area. The lower front bumper and light-colored lower trim are cracked, scuffed, and partially separated. The restraint system has deployed airbags visible in the front cabin and along the roof side, including curtain-airbag material. The second-row seat cushion and a front seat bolster are torn or abraded. These findings indicate that replacement of deployed restraint components and inspection of related safety-system wiring and structure will be required. The photographs do not establish the condition of the engine, transmission, drivetrain, suspension, brakes, steering, underbody, or electrical systems. According to the VIN decoding, this is a left-hand-drive Palisade SUV/MPV with a 3.8-liter gasoline GDI LAMBDA II engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and 4x2 drive. It is identified as an SEL with Premium Package and was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea. The vehicle is configured with three seating rows and factory-listed safety equipment including front, side, and curtain airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, adaptive cruise control, and rear visibility equipment. The operational condition of these systems cannot be confirmed from the damage findings. NHTSA records list the following recalls for the 2021 Palisade: campaign 21V840000 concerning potentially contaminated brake fluid and reduced braking performance; campaigns 22V627000 and 23V180000 concerning windshield-wiper operation; campaign 22V633000 concerning a potential tow-hitch harness electrical short and fire risk, where equipped; campaign 25V607000 concerning rear and other seat-belt buckles that may fail to latch; and campaign 26V034000 concerning possible improper deployment of third-row side-curtain airbags. Recall applicability, completion, and any required repairs should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.