2024 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Limited

The auction record identifies this 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe as having a salvage title, with “SIDE” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the photographs show substantial visible damage along the left side and front-left corner, supporting the SIDE primary-damage claim. The salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. Visible damage includes broad, deep scraping and deformation across the left front door and adjacent body panels, with additional scrape marks and deformation on the left rear door and lower left side. The left exterior mirror assembly is missing, leaving its mounting area and internal components exposed. The front-left fender is severely crushed and sharply deformed around the wheel arch. The front-left bumper corner is broken, displaced, and separated from adjoining panels. Wheel-arch trim and portions of the surrounding liner are damaged or missing, and the lower left rocker trim is heavily scuffed with exposed attachment points and missing material. The driver-seat side airbag and the left-side curtain airbag are visibly deployed. The instrument cluster displays a “Check Exit Safety system” message along with warning indicators for the ABS, airbag, stability-control, and lane-assistance systems. These observations indicate that the vehicle requires comprehensive body, restraint-system, and electronic diagnostic inspections before repair or operation. The photographs do not establish the condition of hidden structural, suspension, steering, drivetrain, or other mechanical components. NHTSA recall records provided for this model year include campaign 24V246000, concerning a rearview-camera image that may be obstructed by a trailer parking-assist message; the remedy is an over-the-air software update. Campaign 24V529000 concerns a transmission-control software error that may allow the vehicle to roll away while in Park; the remedy includes an OTA update and, where necessary, dealer inspection or replacement of the dual-clutch transmission. Campaign 24V561000 concerns floor wiring that may chafe against the second-row seat and affect airbag deployment; dealers are to inspect and repair or replace the harness as required. Additional listed recalls include campaign 24V843000 for an overhead-console rear sunshade switch knob that may cause unintended sunshade closing, campaign 25V659000 for an improperly installed starter-motor positive-terminal cover that may cause an electrical short during a crash, campaign 25V808000 for rearview-camera wiring that may prevent the camera image from displaying, and campaign 26V218000 for front seat-belt anchors that may detach. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer, and any outstanding repairs should be completed before the vehicle is considered roadworthy.