2023 HYUNDAI SONATA SEL

The 2023 Hyundai Sonata is listed with a salvage title, with the auction identifying the primary damage as rear-end damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this claim, showing extensive rear crushing and missing components; substantial additional front-end collision damage is also visible. The rear has severe structural and body damage. Both rear quarter areas and the surrounding rear body are crushed, sharply folded, and torn. The trunk area is extensively deformed, with the trunk lid heavily bent and creased across its width. The rear bumper is missing, the right rear lamp assembly is absent, and the rear windshield glass is missing. The trunk compartment and spare-tire area are exposed through the damaged rear opening. The visible exhaust and muffler assembly is hanging below the rear body rather than being fully supported in its normal visible position. The fuel-filler door is also missing on the left rear quarter. The front end has substantial additional collision damage. The hood’s leading edge is bent, raised, creased, and scratched. The front bumper cover and grille are largely missing or broken, and the Hyundai emblem and grille sections are displaced. The radiator, reinforcement, brackets, wiring, and other internal front-end components are exposed. The visible front reinforcement and surrounding mounting pieces are deformed, broken, or separated, with damage at both front corners and particularly extensive broken material at the left corner. The vehicle decodes as a South Korea-built Hyundai Sonata sedan, SEL trim, with a 2.5-liter gasoline GDI Theta III engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Factory-listed equipment includes ABS, electronic stability and traction control, front and rear curtain and side airbags, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. The condition of these systems cannot be determined from the supplied findings. Two NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this model and year. Recall 23V526000 concerns the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, which may overheat and increase the risk of fire; the remedy involves inspection and replacement of the controller as necessary. Recall 25V796000 concerns a fuel-tank check valve that may allow tank expansion and contact with hot exhaust components, potentially melting the tank and causing a fuel leak; the 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 verified by VIN before the vehicle is operated. Given the extensive damage at both ends, exposed components, missing glazing, damaged rear body structure, and displaced exhaust assembly, this vehicle requires comprehensive structural, mechanical, electrical, restraint-system, and water-intrusion inspection before repair or road use. The supplied findings do not establish the condition of the engine, transmission, suspension, steering, airbags, or frame alignment.