2022 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Limited

The auction record identifies the vehicle as having a “SALVAGE CERTIFICATE” title status with “FRONT END” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible extensive front-end damage supports the auction’s unverified “FRONT END” damage code, while the salvage title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs alone. The vehicle has extensive collision damage at both the front and rear. At the front, the bumper cover, grille, and both headlamp assemblies are missing. The hood is severely crushed and sharply creased, particularly at the left front corner, with displaced edges above the exposed engine compartment. Both front corners show bent or separated fender and fascia areas, and the front-left fender is heavily crushed and torn around the wheel arch. Cooling modules, hoses, wiring, brackets, and other front-end mounting components are exposed; their underlying condition cannot be fully determined from the available views. At the rear, the bumper cover and both tail-lamp assemblies are missing, leaving wiring, sensors, brackets, and other components exposed. The lower liftgate panel has multiple dents, creases, and displaced surfaces around the license-plate area. Both rear corners have distorted quarter-panel edges and damaged or separated bumper-mounting areas. Additional detached bumper, grille, trim, and structural plastic pieces are visible on the ground beside the vehicle. The VIN identifies a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited SUV with four-wheel drive, a 2.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. The findings do not establish the condition of the engine, transmission, cooling system, safety systems, suspension, steering, or drivetrain. A comprehensive inspection and diagnostic assessment will be required, including checks for hidden structural, mechanical, electrical, sensor, and airbag-system damage. Five NHTSA recalls are listed for this model and year. They concern a potential high-pressure fuel-pipe leak on vehicles with the 2.5-litre turbocharged engine, a turbocharger oil-supply-pipe crack, an automatic-transmission fail-safe drive-mode issue that may result in loss of drive power, a potential fire risk involving certain tow-hitch harnesses, and a rearview-camera failure. Recall repair completion and applicability should be confirmed with Hyundai using the VIN before the vehicle is operated or purchased.