2025 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ SE

This 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz is listed with a Certificate of Salvage and a SIDE primary-damage classification. The photo-based assessment reports substantial visible side collision damage, supporting the SIDE classification; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed or contradicted from photographs. The visible side has severe deformation to both front and rear door outer panels, with deep dents, creases, and irregular shaping. The lower rocker area is also severely deformed, with an irregular edge and exposed mounting holes. The exterior rocker molding or cover is missing. At the front side, the fender and wheel-arch area is absent or heavily damaged, exposing inner components and mounting points around the wheel. The front bumper corner has missing or displaced sections, and surrounding lamp trim is absent, leaving exposed components. The adjacent hood corner is creased and irregular. The exterior mirror assembly is missing, and the front and rear doors show additional pronounced dents and creases. A spiderweb-like crack is visible in the lower driver-side portion of the windshield. The VIN decodes as a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz SE pickup with 4WD, a 2.5-liter gasoline GDI Theta III engine, and production in the United States by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, and curtain and side airbags for the first and second rows. NHTSA records list three recalls for the relevant model and model-year range. Recall 24V877000 concerns improperly routed console-extension wiring that may allow the transmission to shift out of Park without the brake pedal applied; the remedy is free dealer rerouting of the wiring. Recall 25V809000 concerns potentially improperly installed side-curtain airbags; the remedy is free dealer reinstallation. Recall 26V316000 concerns front-camera software that may cause premature or unexpected automatic braking; the remedy is a free software update. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA. A physical inspection is required to assess possible underlying structural, suspension, wheel, restraint-system, electrical, mechanical, and driver-assistance-system damage, as well as windshield replacement and sensor calibration needs.