2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE

This 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe is listed with a **SALVAGE CERTIFICATE** and the auction’s primary damage classification is **SIDE**. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the SIDE classification, showing severe deformation and missing components on the left/driver-side rear body area. Stage 1 also states that the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed or disproved from exterior photographs alone. The left rear door outer panel is severely crushed, with multiple deep creases and an open rectangular cavity around the exterior handle. The door window glass is missing, and the adjacent left rear quarter-window opening is also exposed. The surrounding left rear side structure and body panels have extensive inward folds and sharply creased metal around the door opening and rear wheel arch. The outer wheel-arch flare, lower side trim, and other exterior components are absent, leaving fasteners, mounting holes, exposed panel edges, and unfinished surfaces visible. A side airbag is visibly deployed from the outer side of the front passenger seat backrest. The left rear curtain airbag is also deployed and hanging beside the rear seating area. The damage assessment should therefore include the body structure, door and window systems, airbag system, restraint system, wiring, and related safety components; the extent of any hidden damage cannot be established from these findings alone. Official NHTSA recall records list the following campaigns for the 2025 Santa Fe: - **25V549000:** Engine connecting-rod bolts may have been improperly tightened, potentially causing engine damage, loss of drive power, or an oil leak. The stated remedy is engine replacement where required. - **25V659000:** The starter motor positive-terminal cover may be improperly installed, creating a possible electrical short during a crash. The remedy is inspection and repositioning of the cover as necessary. - **25V808000:** The rearview-camera wiring harness may be damaged, causing the camera image not to display. The remedy is wiring-harness replacement. - **25V809000:** Side-curtain airbags may not have been installed properly and may not deploy as intended. The remedy is reinstallation of the curtain airbags. - **26V218000:** Front seat-belt anchors may detach. The remedy is inspection and reinforcement or replacement of the anchors as necessary. Recall completion and VIN-specific applicability should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before purchase.