2021 HYUNDAI SONATA SEL

This 2021 Hyundai Sonata has a salvage certificate, with the auction listing “REAR END” as the primary damage. The visible severe rear-end damage supports the stated rear-end claim; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The left rear quarter panel and rear corner are severely crushed, folded, and torn, with internal components and wiring exposed. The rear bumper is severely deformed, displaced, and partly detached. The left tail lamp assembly is missing or extensively broken, and the fuel door is absent, leaving the fuel-filler opening exposed. The trunk lid and adjacent trim are moderately distorted and displaced at the left rear edge. Loose components and wiring are visible around the damaged areas. The extent of the damage indicates that substantial repair and replacement work will be required. A physical inspection should assess the underlying body structure, rear impact components, fuel-filler area, wiring, lighting systems, trunk fitment, and the operation of safety and driver-assistance systems before purchase or repair. According to the VIN decode, this is a left-hand-drive, front-wheel-drive sedan built by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. It is equipped with a 2.5-litre gasoline four-cylinder engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and SEL trim. The decoded equipment includes airbags for the first and second rows, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping and lane-centering assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear-visibility system. NHTSA records list four recalls for the 2021 Hyundai Sonata: a fuel-pipe connection issue on certain vehicles with 2.5-litre turbocharged engines, a windshield-bonding issue, a transmission fail-safe and loss-of-drive-power issue, and a fuel-tank check-valve issue that may result in fuel-tank damage and leakage. Recall applicability and completion should be confirmed directly by VIN with Hyundai or an authorised dealer, particularly for the engine-specific fuel-system recall.