2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SEL

The auction record lists this 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe as having a salvage vehicle title with “FRONT END” recorded as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe front-end damage supports the front-end damage classification; the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The most significant damage is concentrated at the left front. The hood has multiple pronounced buckles and creases, with the front edge deformed and raised above the grille. The left front headlamp assembly is missing, leaving an open cavity with internal components and wiring exposed. The left front fender is crushed and folded around the headlamp opening and upper wheel arch. The left side of the bumper cover is torn, displaced, and partially detached, with large openings, separated edges, and loose pieces below the front corner. The left side of the grille and front fascia is broken or absent, exposing internal components and leaving irregular gaps. Plastic trim at the front of the engine bay and radiator-support area is also broken or missing, with cooling components visible through the openings. The VIN decodes the vehicle as a 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. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. Factory safety equipment listed includes ABS, electronic stability control, curtain and front-row side airbags, forward-collision warning, lane-keeping and lane-departure systems, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rearview camera. Several NHTSA recalls are listed for the 2021 Santa Fe. These include recalls involving the windshield bonding, occupant-detection airbag module, automatic transmission, rearview camera, and certain trailer-hitch harnesses. Additional fuel-pipe recalls apply to vehicles equipped with the 2.5-litre turbocharged engine; the available VIN data identifies a 2.5-litre engine but does not confirm whether it is turbocharged. Recall applicability and completion should therefore be verified by VIN with Hyundai before purchase. Given the extent of the visible front-end damage, the vehicle should also undergo a comprehensive structural, cooling-system, electrical, restraint-system, and mechanical inspection before repair or operation.