2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID SEL

The auction record identifies this 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid as salvage, with “Right Rear” listed as the primary damage. The visible extensive damage at the right rear quarter panel and bumper supports the stated right-rear damage code. However, the salvage title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs alone. The right rear quarter panel is severely crushed and deeply deformed around and above the wheel arch. The sheet metal has irregular contours, sharply distorted areas, and exposed underlying surfaces, with an enlarged and uneven wheel-opening profile. The right rear bumper corner has moderate-to-extensive scuffing and abrasion, an uneven gap, and separation from the quarter-panel area. A section of the right rear wheel-arch trim is missing, leaving mounting holes and inner surfaces exposed. The findings do not establish the condition of the suspension, wheel, wheel alignment, underlying body structure, wiring, sensors, or other mechanical components. A comprehensive inspection should be performed before purchase, including checks for hidden structural damage, damage behind the bumper and quarter panel, water or debris intrusion, proper wheel and suspension operation, and calibration of any affected driver-assistance systems. NHTSA VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe SEL SUV/MPV manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. It is equipped with a 1.6-liter turbocharged T-GDI Gamma II engine and a gasoline-electric hybrid system, with four-wheel drive. The decoded safety equipment includes curtain airbags for the first, second, and third rows, front and side airbags, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, a rearview camera, lane-keeping assistance, forward collision warning, and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. The supplied NHTSA recall information lists three campaigns applicable to the 2025 Santa Fe Hybrid model range: campaign 25V808000 concerning improperly installed rearview-camera wiring that may prevent the image from displaying; campaign 25V809000 concerning improperly installed side-curtain airbags; and campaign 26V218000 concerning front seat-belt anchors that may detach. The available data does not confirm whether this specific VIN has received these remedies. Recall completion and VIN-specific applicability should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before the vehicle is driven.