2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SEL

This 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe is listed with a salvage title, with “FRONT END” recorded as the auction’s primary-damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this unverified classification: extensive damage is visible at the left front bumper, grille, fender, hood edge, and adjacent fascia. The most significant damage is concentrated at the left front corner. The left front fender and wheel-arch area are extensively deformed, with torn edges and exposed components. The left bumper cover is broken, displaced, hanging away from the vehicle, and missing a large section. The left grille and lower front fascia are also broken and missing material, with loose fragments and internal areas exposed. The hood has a raised, uneven front edge and deformation above the left headlamp and grille. The windshield has extensive spiderweb-like cracking across the driver-side and central areas. Multiple airbags have deployed throughout the cabin, including the driver and front passenger airbags, the front passenger seat side airbag, and curtain airbags along both roof sides and into the rear cabin. A detached or torn airbag cushion with an irregular torn edge is visible across the rear seat area. Replacement of the deployed restraint-system components, related sensors and modules, and a complete safety-system inspection will be required. Additional body damage includes a broad dent and creasing on the left rear door, deformation of the left rear quarter panel around the fuel-filler area and above the wheel arch, and localized creasing near the rear wheel arch. The rear hatch has light linear scuffing and discoloration. According to the VIN decode, this is a left-hand-drive SEL Sport Utility Vehicle with 4WD, a 2.5-litre gasoline four-cylinder engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and five seats. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. NHTSA records list several recalls for the 2021 Santa Fe, including recalls involving the windshield bonding, the occupant-detection/airbag system, automatic-transmission drive-power loss, a potentially shorting tow-hitch harness, and rearview-camera failure. Additional fuel-pipe recalls apply to specified vehicles equipped with 2.5-litre turbocharged engines. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorised dealer before purchase, particularly because the windshield and airbag systems are visibly damaged. The visible findings indicate substantial collision damage and extensive restraint-system deployment. The condition of the engine, transmission, drivetrain, suspension, steering, frame or unibody structure, wiring, cooling system, and other concealed components cannot be determined from these findings and requires a thorough physical inspection and diagnostic assessment.