2015 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT GL

The 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is listed with a salvage certificate, and the auction’s primary damage designation is “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the side-damage designation: extensive denting, creasing, and paint scuffing are visible on the left-side doors and lower trim. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from the photographs. The left front door outer panel has severe inward deformation, with multiple deep creases, sharp folds, scraped paint, and abrasion across the middle and lower sections. The left rear door is also severely dented and irregularly creased across its middle and lower areas. Light-colored scuffing and paint abrasion are visible on both damaged doors. The black lower trim beneath the left doors and the rocker-area trim show additional scrape marks. A small brown discolored spot is present on the left rear seat cushion. The VIN decodes this vehicle as a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport GL SUV with 4x2 drive, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline direct-injection engine, and production in the United States at Kia Motor Manufacturing in Georgia. No transmission information was provided. NHTSA recall records supplied for this vehicle include a secondary hood-latch cable corrosion recall, which could allow the hood to open if the latches do not engage properly. The vehicle is also covered by an ABS module recall involving possible brake-fluid leakage, an electrical short, and an increased risk of an engine-compartment fire. Recall 20V-520 was superseded by recall 21V-303; the supplied remedy information states that the ABS fuse and module should be inspected and replaced as necessary. The completion status of these recalls is not provided and should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer using the VIN. The documented damage is concentrated on the left-side doors and lower trim. Door fit, hinges, locks, window operation, side-impact protection, rocker structure, suspension, wiring, and airbag-system operation should be physically inspected before purchase.