2024 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage certificate of title, with “SIDE” recorded as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe deformation and crushing of the left-side doors supports the reported SIDE classification; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The visible damage is concentrated on the left side. Both the left front and left rear doors are severely crushed, with deep dents, sharp creases, and buckled outer panels. The deformation extends around the door handles, beltline, lower edges, front door seam, and the front edge of the rear door. Left-side curtain airbags are visibly deployed along the roof area and side windows, including the rear passenger compartment. The windshield also has multiple branching cracks in the upper passenger-side area. The vehicle is identified by VIN decoding as a 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe SE SUV with front-wheel drive, a gasoline 2.5-liter turbocharged T-GDI Theta III engine, and a U.S. assembly plant in Montgomery, Alabama. The VIN data also identifies curtain airbags for the first, second, and third rows, along with front and side airbag systems. Repairs will require detailed inspection of the left-side doors, hinges, pillars, side-impact structures, wiring, interior trim, restraint-control system, and deployed airbag components. The windshield and any affected safety-system components will also require replacement or testing. The photographs do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s mechanical systems, underbody, alignment, or any concealed structural damage. NHTSA recall records provided for this 2024 Santa Fe model include campaigns 24V246000 and 25V808000 for rearview-camera software, wiring, or display issues; 24V529000 for transmission-control software and possible rollaway when parked; 24V561000 for a second-row seat wiring harness that could affect airbag deployment; 24V843000 for the overhead-console rear-sunshade switch; 25V659000 for the starter-motor positive-terminal cover and potential fire risk; and 26V218000 for front seat-belt anchorage concerns. Recall completion should be verified by VIN and confirmed with Hyundai before the vehicle is operated.