2024 HYUNDAI SONATA SEL

The 2024 Hyundai Sonata is listed with a salvage certificate and “FRONT END” as the auction’s primary-damage designation. The visible extensive front-end damage supports the stated FRONT END primary-damage code; however, the salvage certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The vehicle has severe collision damage concentrated at the front. The hood has multiple pronounced dents and creases, with a large gap above the front fascia. The front bumper cover is cracked, torn, displaced, and partially detached. The grille and lower fascia have broken or missing sections, exposing components behind the bumper. The visible front corner and fender-edge areas are crushed and sharply creased around the headlamp and wheel-arch region. A detached bumper assembly is present separately, with extensive cracking, torn mounting points, separated trim, and broken grille sections. A detached front lighting component also has a cracked and broken housing. Large portions of the bumper and grille are missing from the vehicle, leaving radiator-area components and internal front-end parts exposed. Broken plastic, displaced components, and hanging wiring are visible. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag and an additional lower-dashboard airbag are deployed. The instrument cluster displays “Check Driver Assistance system,” along with multiple illuminated warning indicators. The available findings do not confirm the condition of the engine, cooling system, frame, suspension, steering, electrical systems, or other components behind the visible damage. A comprehensive physical inspection and diagnostic assessment will be required before repair or road use. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a South Korean-built 2024 Hyundai Sonata SEL sedan with a 2.5-liter gasoline GDI Theta III engine. The decoded standard equipment includes adaptive cruise control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and LED low-beam headlamps. These driver-assistance and lighting systems may require inspection, calibration, or replacement following the collision. NHTSA recall campaign 24V583000 applies to certain 2024 Hyundai Sonata vehicles for brake-light software that may cause the brake lights to flash or fail to illuminate properly. The remedy is a software update, available through a dealer and over the air, free of charge. Recall completion should be verified by VIN before the vehicle is returned to service.