2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE

The vehicle is a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe SE SUV with a salvage certificate title designation. The auction lists the primary damage as FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end collision damage supports this primary-damage code; however, the salvage-certificate title status cannot be confirmed from the photographs. The front end has severe visible damage. The hood is significantly raised and creased across its front section, with a large uneven gap above the grille and headlights. The hood, headlamps, grille, and bumper have separated panel edges and substantial irregular gaps. The front passenger-side bumper cover has a large broken opening with exposed inner components, and adjacent black trim is displaced. The bumper cover also has extensive cracking, scuffing, and separated sections across the lower center and driver-side area, with a lower strip hanging below the cover. The grille surround and chrome trim are displaced and partially separated. Additional broken-looking trim and open gaps are present around the front passenger-side headlamp and bumper junction. The driver airbag is visibly deployed from the steering wheel. The condition of other airbags, seat-belt pretensioners, sensors, cooling components, steering and suspension parts, wiring, and mechanical systems cannot be determined from the supplied findings. A comprehensive structural, mechanical, electrical, and restraint-system inspection is recommended before purchase or repair planning. According to the VIN decode, this is a U.S.-built 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe SE with four-wheel drive, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Listed standard equipment includes front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, electronic stability control, and a rear-visibility system. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year. Recall 21V00M000 concerns possible improper windshield bonding, which could allow the windshield to detach during a crash; the stated remedy is free windshield removal and reinstallation. Recall 23V181000 concerns certain vehicles equipped with an original-equipment or dealer-installed trailer-hitch harness, where water accumulation may cause an electrical short and fire; the stated remedy is a fuse and wire-extension kit as necessary. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer.