2023 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Calligraphy

The vehicle is listed by the auction with a salvage certificate and “SIDE” as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the side-damage classification, based on substantial damage to the left-side doors and quarter panel. The photographs also show extensive additional front and rear collision damage. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The front end is severely damaged. The front bumper cover, fascia, grille sections, adjacent trim, and both headlamp assemblies are missing. The bumper reinforcement, cooling assemblies, mounting areas, internal components, and wiring are exposed. The removed bumper cover has cracking, scraped paint, and broken or separated grille inserts. The hood is creased and deformed along the front edge and left-front corner. The front-left fender is crushed and torn around the wheel opening, while the front-left wheel area appears displaced with exposed components and hanging wiring. The front-left door and surrounding bodywork show extensive crushing, tearing, and exposed internal material. The rear-left door has deep dents and creases, and the rear-left quarter panel is heavily deformed around the tail-lamp and wheel-arch areas. The rear liftgate is substantially bent, with distorted panel gaps and creasing near the left, lower, and right-side sections. The rear hatch glass is missing, with broken glass remaining around the opening. The rear bumper is dented, cracked, deformed, and separated along multiple areas, and the right rear lamp assembly is visibly damaged or displaced. The windshield is extensively shattered across nearly the entire visible surface. Glass fragments are scattered across the front cabin floor and seating areas. The driver, front-passenger, and side-curtain airbags are deployed. The dashboard, instrument panel, center console, and associated interior trim are broken or displaced, with detached panels, loose components, and exposed wiring visible. This vehicle should be considered a major collision-repair project. The findings indicate likely requirements for extensive body and structural inspection, replacement of multiple exterior panels and lighting components, glass replacement, interior and airbag-system repairs, wiring inspection, and verification of the front wheel-area and cooling-system condition. Mechanical, structural, restraint-system, and electrical functionality cannot be confirmed from the provided findings. One NHTSA recall is listed for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe: campaign 23V181000, concerning certain vehicles potentially equipped with an original-equipment or Hyundai-accessory trailer-hitch harness. Water accumulation on the harness module circuit board may cause an electrical short and fire. The listed remedy involves installation of a new fuse and wire-extension kit as necessary, free of charge. The vehicle’s equipment status and whether the recall repair has been completed should be verified by VIN with Hyundai.