2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE

The auction record lists this 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe as having a salvage certificate, with “FRONT END” recorded as the primary damage. The front-end damage is visible and supports that unverified auction classification. Stage 1 also reports that extensive severe rear-end damage is clearly visible; however, the salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs. The front end has extensive collision damage. The hood is severely creased and deformed across the front and center, with a large uneven gap above the grille. The front bumper cover is cracked, torn, and displaced, while lower sections are hanging or missing and internal components are exposed. The grille, surrounding trim, and lower front fascia are broken or displaced, with multiple openings and missing pieces. The bumper-to-fender junction is separated, and adjacent corner trim is cracked and displaced. The rear has substantial additional damage. The liftgate is severely crushed and sharply creased across its width, with displacement around the emblem and license-plate area. The rear window glass is missing, with broken fragments visible around the opening and lower liftgate. The rear bumper is cracked, torn, and displaced, with lower sections hanging or absent and internal parts exposed. The hatch opening and surrounding body edges are bent, crushed, and irregular, with detached trim and exposed broken glass. The left rear quarter panel is deeply crushed around the fuel-door and wheel-arch areas, and the left tail-lamp assembly and surrounding bodywork are broken and displaced. Both front airbags are visibly deployed: the driver airbag from the steering wheel and the passenger airbag from the dashboard. These findings indicate that comprehensive structural, restraint-system, electrical, body, glass, and mechanical inspections will be required before determining whether the vehicle can be safely repaired or operated. The photographs do not establish the condition of hidden components, the chassis, suspension, steering, engine, transmission, or cooling systems. According to the VIN decode, this is a U.S.-built 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe SE SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The decoded vehicle has standard front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, and rear visibility equipment; the operational condition of these systems cannot be determined from the findings. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year. Recall 21V00M000 concerns potentially improper windshield bonding, which could allow the windshield to detach in a crash. Recall 23V181000 concerns certain vehicles equipped with an original-equipment or dealer-installed tow-hitch harness, where water accumulation may cause an electrical short and fire; the stated remedy includes a fuse and wire-extension kit as necessary. Recall completion for this vehicle, and whether the tow-hitch recall applies to its equipment, should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer using the VIN.