2022 HYUNDAI SONATA Limited

The vehicle is a 2022 Hyundai Sonata with a salvage title, and the auction lists the primary damage as front-end damage. Stage 1’s photo-based assessment supports that claim: substantial visible damage affects the front bumper, grille, hood, headlamp, and adjacent front body panels. The front bumper cover and grille are severely damaged, with multiple broken or displaced sections, open gaps, and missing plastic at the vehicle-left front corner and lower fascia. The vehicle-left headlamp has broken or missing outer sections, exposing internal components. The front-left hood edge is creased and deformed, while the adjacent fender and front-end panels show deformation and uneven panel gaps. Multiple restraint systems are visibly deployed. These include the driver steering-wheel airbag, curtain airbags along the roof edge and windshield header, and the driver seat side airbag, with the seat-side upholstery seam open. The vehicle will require comprehensive collision, structural, lighting, wiring, and airbag-system inspection before any repair or road-use decision. The findings do not establish the condition of concealed mechanical, suspension, cooling, or structural components. Factory data identifies this vehicle as a front-wheel-drive sedan manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. It is equipped with a gasoline 1.6-liter turbocharged T-GDI Gamma II engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The decoded trim is Limited. Listed factory safety equipment includes front and curtain airbags, side airbags for the first and second rows, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. These systems should be tested and recalibrated as required after repairs. Three NHTSA recalls are listed for the 2022 Hyundai Sonata. Recall 21V524000 concerns a possible fuel leak at the high-pressure fuel-pump-to-fuel-rail pipe connection on vehicles equipped with 2.5-liter turbocharged engines; the decoded vehicle information shows a 1.6-liter engine, so applicability should be confirmed by VIN. Recall 22V746000 concerns possible loss of drive power related to the automatic transmission oil pump and its fail-safe mode; VIN-specific completion status should be verified. Recall 25V796000 concerns a damaged fuel-tank check valve that may allow the tank to contact hot exhaust components and melt; the listed remedy includes inspection or replacement of the check valve and fuel tank as necessary, along with an engine-control-unit software update. Recall completion should be confirmed with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.