2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SEL

The vehicle is a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe with a salvage vehicle title, according to the auction record. The auction lists “REAR END” as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe rear damage supports this unverified “REAR END” claim; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The right rear section has severe collision damage involving the roof edge, C-pillar, quarter panel, and liftgate. The sheet metal is extensively crushed and heavily creased, with torn panel edges, exposed openings, and deformation extending around the right rear quarter-window area and upper liftgate frame. The liftgate outer panel and opening are significantly distorted. The rear windshield is completely missing, with jagged broken-glass remnants around the opening. The right rear quarter-window glass is also absent, and the surrounding frame is torn and deformed. Minor surface scuffs and scratches are visible on the rear bumper cover and liftgate outer panel. The supplied VIN decodes as a U.S.-built 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe SEL SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 2.5-litre four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle is equipped with factory-listed safety systems including front, side, and curtain airbags, forward-collision warning, lane-keeping and lane-departure systems, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. NHTSA records list recalls for this model year involving the fuel system on certain 2.5-litre turbocharged vehicles, windshield bonding, the occupant-detection airbag module, the automatic transmission, certain tow-hitch harnesses, and the rearview camera. Some campaigns are equipment- or engine-specific, so applicability and completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai. Given the extensive rear impact, the rear camera, wiring, glass, restraint systems, body structure, and liftgate-related components should receive a thorough inspection before purchase. Hidden structural, mechanical, electrical, and water-intrusion damage cannot be determined from the supplied findings.