2021 HYUNDAI SONATA SEL Plus

This 2021 Hyundai Sonata is listed with a salvage collision title, with “FRONT END” recorded as the auction’s primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports both the unverified collision claim and the front-end damage code; extensive damage is clearly visible across the front bumper, grille, hood, fenders, headlamp area, and internal front-end components. The front end has severe damage on both sides. The passenger-side bumper cover is torn and displaced, the passenger-side headlamp assembly is missing, and the passenger-side front fender is crushed and torn. The driver-side bumper corner and fascia are also missing or broken, with detached sections hanging below the front end, and the driver-side fender is crushed near the headlamp and wheel opening. The grille has multiple cracked, broken, and displaced sections. The hood is creased and deformed along both front edges, with irregular gaps above the grille, fenders, and headlamp areas. With the hood open, broken plastic components, displaced panels, exposed wiring, and damage to the front upper support and passenger-side front compartment area are visible. The extent of damage to structural components, cooling and lighting systems, sensors, wiring, and other mechanical parts cannot be determined from these findings and requires a detailed physical inspection. The restraint system has also been activated. A curtain airbag is hanging from the driver-side roof area, a side airbag or restraint cushion is visible beside the driver’s seat and door pillar, and a passenger-side rear curtain airbag is deployed along the roof and window area. Airbag modules, pretensioners, sensors, control units, interior trim, and related wiring will require inspection and likely replacement as necessary. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a left-hand-drive, front-wheel-drive 2021 Hyundai Sonata SEL Plus sedan manufactured in the United States. It is equipped with a turbocharged 1.6-litre gasoline engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and 19-inch wheels. NHTSA records list several recalls associated with the 2021 Sonata. These include a windshield bonding recall, a transmission fail-safe and software recall, and a fuel-tank check-valve recall affecting certain 2020–2023 Sonata vehicles. A separate fuel-pipe recall applies to vehicles equipped with the 2.5-litre turbocharged engine and may not correspond to this vehicle’s decoded 1.6-litre engine; applicability should be confirmed by VIN with Hyundai. Recall completion status is not provided, so all applicable campaigns should be verified before purchase or operation.