2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage title and identifies the primary damage as FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end collision damage supports the FRONT END classification; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior and interior photos. The front of the vehicle has severe collision damage. The hood is extensively creased and deformed across the front and center, with its leading edge folded downward and uneven. The front bumper cover is cracked, torn, displaced, and separated from the body, with broken trim and exposed internal areas. The center grille assembly is missing from the vehicle; a detached Hyundai grille is shown separately. This leaves the radiator and condenser area exposed, although damage to those components is not established by the provided findings. Both front headlamp areas have open, uneven gaps, and the headlamp assemblies and surrounding mounting areas appear displaced. The visible front fender is significantly creased around the wheel arch and headlamp junction. The lower front fascia also has broken and displaced trim, open gaps, and damaged edges around the air-intake openings. The driver steering-wheel airbag and the lower dashboard/knee airbag are deployed. Further inspection will be required to assess the restraint system, sensors, wiring, steering components, cooling system, front structural members, suspension, and mechanical systems. The supplied findings do not confirm the vehicle’s running condition or the extent of damage behind the visible exterior panels. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline GDI THETA II engine, and a U.S. manufacturing origin. The transmission type is not provided. Four NHTSA recalls are listed for this make, model, and year. Recall 17V577000 concerns potentially fracturing front coil springs, which could puncture a tire and cause loss of control. Recalls 22V056000 and 22V810000 concern an ABS module electrical short that may cause an engine-compartment fire; the latter is an expansion of the former. Recall 17V801000 concerns side-curtain airbag components that may detach during deployment. The supplied information does not confirm whether any of these recall repairs have been completed.