2023 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SEL

The auction record identifies this 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe as a salvage-title vehicle with “FRONT END” listed as the primary damage. This is an unverified auction designation. Stage 1 reports that the visible missing and damaged front-end components support the auction’s front-end damage code, while the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the photos. The front end has extensive collision-related damage. The front bumper cover, grille, surrounding fascia, and front corner coverings are missing, exposing the bumper reinforcement, radiator/condenser area, wiring, mounting structures, and other internal components. The left headlamp assembly is also absent. The left front fender is missing, leaving the wheel-well area and internal components exposed. Both left-side doors have broad dents and creases, with additional light scuffs and surface marks along the doors and lower side. The rocker-panel trim is missing on the left side, exposing mounting holes and lower-panel areas. The rear bumper cover is missing, exposing the exhaust area, lower rear components, bumper structures, and underside. Rear corner coverings and trim are missing on both sides, with internal mounting components visible. Based on the supplied VIN data, this is a U.S.-built 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe SEL SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Factory-listed equipment includes 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, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. NHTSA recall 23V181000 applies to certain 2019–2023 Santa Fe vehicles potentially equipped with an original-equipment or dealer-installed trailer-hitch harness. Water accumulation in the harness module may cause an electrical short and fire. The recall remedy involves installation of a fuse and wire-extension kit as necessary; applicability and completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai. The supplied findings document substantial exterior and collision-related component loss, particularly at both ends of the vehicle. Hidden structural, cooling-system, electrical, lighting, restraint-system, alignment, and mechanical conditions cannot be determined from these findings alone and should be checked through a comprehensive physical inspection and functional evaluation before purchase.