2026 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SEL

The auction record identifies this 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe as having a salvage title, with “REAR END” listed as the primary damage. The visible damage supports the stated rear-end classification, although the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The main damage is concentrated at the left rear corner. The left rear quarter panel is severely crushed and folded from the fuel-door area rearward to the tail-lamp and bumper junction, with deep creases, displaced panel surfaces, and distortion around the wheel arch. The wheel-arch edge and adjacent bodywork are also deformed. Part of the exterior wheel-arch and quarter-panel trim is missing, exposing inner wheel-arch and mounting areas. The left rear bumper is severely damaged. A substantial section of the bumper cover is torn away or missing, with exposed internal structures, mounting areas, loose edges, and displaced material. The bumper corner also has an irregular gap and torn outer material along the lower rear edge. A detailed physical inspection is required to assess possible damage behind the visible panels, including the quarter-panel structure, wheel-arch area, bumper reinforcement and mounts, rear lighting, suspension, wheel, fuel-door area, and related safety systems. The VIN decodes as a 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe SEL sport utility vehicle, built in the United States by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. It is listed with four-wheel drive, a 1.6-liter turbocharged T-GDI Gamma II engine, and gasoline/electric hybrid-related fuel information with the hybrid level recorded as unknown. The decoded safety equipment includes curtain airbags for the first, second, and third rows, front and side airbags, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, forward-collision warning, rear automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot monitoring, and a rear visibility system. NHTSA records list four recalls applicable to the 2026 Santa Fe model line: campaign 25V549000 concerns potentially improperly tightened connecting-rod bolts and possible loss of drive power or engine damage; campaign 25V809000 concerns side-curtain airbag installation; campaign 26V047000 concerns an instrument-panel display software error; and campaign 26V218000 concerns front seat-belt anchor detachment. Recall applicability and completion should be confirmed by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.