2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TOP

This 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe is listed with a salvage certificate of title. The auction’s primary damage classification is FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe damage at the front-left corner supports this stated primary-damage code; however, salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The main damage is concentrated at the front-left corner. The headlamp lens and housing are severely broken and displaced, with fragmented material and an open gap around the assembly. The front portion of the left fender is severely crushed and creased, with torn, irregular edges around the headlamp and wheel-arch area. The left-front edge of the hood is folded upward and creased. The left corner of the front bumper cover is severely torn and displaced. Large irregular openings are visible, and a lower bumper section is hanging away from the vehicle. Plastic wheel-well and lower front-end panels are missing or detached, leaving the area behind the bumper exposed. Multiple detached plastic and painted front-end components are visible on the ground beside the vehicle. The rear bumper has minor horizontal scuffing. The VIN decodes as a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with four-wheel drive, a gasoline 3.3-litre six-cylinder GDI Lambda II engine, and a reported 290 horsepower. The vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea. The supplied recall records list campaigns involving the tire-pressure monitoring system, secondary hood latch cable, 3.3-litre engine crankshaft and bearing wear, accessory trailer-hitch wiring, front seat-belt warning wiring, and the ABS module electrical system. Some campaigns may depend on production date, equipment, or model variant, so recall applicability and completion should be confirmed by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase. Given the damaged hood and front-end area, the hood-latch recall status should receive particular attention. A thorough physical inspection is recommended to assess hidden structural, cooling, lighting, restraint-system, suspension, and mechanical damage before repair or road use.