2023 HYUNDAI SONATA SE

The auction record identifies the vehicle as having a Certificate of Salvage and lists FRONT END as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible photographs show extensive front-end collision damage, supporting the FRONT END damage code. The Certificate of Salvage status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs. The most significant damage is concentrated at the front-left corner. The front-left fender is severely crushed and torn around the wheel arch, with damage extending into the inner panel and engine-compartment structure. Crushed metal and plastic are visible around the radiator/condenser area. The hood is severely buckled and folded, particularly along the left leading edge. The front-left headlamp is missing, while the front bumper cover, grille, fascia, and wheel-arch liner are torn, displaced, or partially absent, leaving internal components exposed. The driver steering-wheel airbag is visibly deployed. This indicates that the restraint system will require inspection and likely replacement of affected components; the full condition of the safety systems cannot be determined from the provided findings. Additional collision damage is present on the left rear side. The rear-left quarter panel has a pronounced crease and dent extending from the rear door area toward the wheel arch, with scraped paint and transfer marks. The left side of the rear bumper has substantial scuffing, transfer marks, and surface deformation. The VIN decodes as a 2023 Hyundai Sonata SE sedan built in South Korea. It is equipped with a 2.5-liter gasoline GDI Theta III engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The decoded equipment includes standard front, side, curtain, and driver-knee airbags, as well as standard ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and rear visibility features. The operational condition of these systems cannot be established from the damage findings. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this vehicle make, model, and year. Recall 23V526000 concerns the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, which may overheat and increase the risk of fire; the prescribed remedy is inspection and replacement of the controller as necessary. Recall 25V796000 concerns a fuel-tank check valve that may allow the tank to expand and contact hot exhaust components, potentially causing melting and fuel leakage; the remedy includes inspection and replacement of the check valve and fuel tank as necessary, along with an engine-control-unit software update. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai before purchase.