2024 HYUNDAI TUCSON

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage certificate, with “SIDE” recorded as the primary damage classification. Stage 1’s photo review found extensive collision damage concentrated at the front-left corner, which does not support the listed “SIDE” damage code. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be verified from photographs. The front bumper cover is severely broken and partially detached, with large sections missing or hanging below the vehicle. Internal front-corner components and wiring are exposed. The left-front headlamp lens and surrounding housing are broken, with parts of the assembly missing and internal components visible. The left-front fender is torn and deformed around the wheel opening and headlamp area, and the wheel-arch edge is incomplete. The wheel-arch liner and related trim are missing or detached, leaving the tire and inner wheel-well components exposed. The front-left hood edge has a moderately deformed and uneven contour adjacent to the damaged fender and headlamp. The lower front bumper and trim assembly is also detached and hanging forward and downward. Additional detached front-end components, including blue-painted body material, black wheel-well and bumper trim, and a damaged lamp or mounting assembly, are shown separately on the ground. The VIN decodes as a 2024 Hyundai Tucson SUV/MPV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a gasoline 2.5-litre four-cylinder GDI Theta III engine, and the SEL trim with Convenience Package. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Factory-listed equipment includes LED low-beam headlamps, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. The operational condition of these systems cannot be determined from the provided findings. NHTSA records list four recalls for this make, model, and year: campaign 23V556000 concerns an incorrect tire and loading information label; campaign 23V526000 concerns an electric Idle Stop & Go oil-pump controller that may overheat and increase fire risk; campaign 24V412000 concerns a possible loss of electric power-steering assist; and campaign 25V893000 concerns an optional Mobis trailer-hitch wiring harness that may allow water intrusion, potentially causing trailer-light failure or an electrical short. The latter applies only to vehicles equipped with the specified optional harness. Recall completion should be confirmed with Hyundai or through NHTSA before purchase. Due to the severe front-end damage and exposed components and wiring, a complete structural, mechanical, electrical, restraint-system, and diagnostic inspection is recommended before any repair or road use.