2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON

The auction record lists a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE status and identifies FRONT END as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the FRONT END damage code through extensive front-end damage and missing components. The SALVAGE CERTIFICATE status cannot be confirmed or contradicted from exterior photographs alone. The front bumper cover, grille, lower fascia, and several front-left corner trim pieces are missing. This leaves the radiator, cooling assembly, internal supports, wiring, and mounting areas exposed. The front bumper reinforcement is visibly deformed on the right side, and lower air-deflector sections are absent, with some remaining plastic hanging below the reinforcement. The hood has multiple pronounced dents and creases, including deformation along the leading edge and a raised area near the front center-right. Several dark linear scuffs and areas of rubbed paint are present along the hood’s front edge. The area below and outside the right headlamp has an open gap with exposed mounting structure and missing surrounding plastic. Based on the VIN decode, this is a 2016 Hyundai Tucson SUV with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine, manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea. The decoded data identifies curtain airbags for the first and second rows, front and first-row side airbags, manual seat belts, and direct tire-pressure monitoring. Drive type, transmission type, and specific equipment options were not provided. Official NHTSA recall records list several recalls for certain 2016 Tucson vehicles. These include a transmission-control-module software recall for vehicles equipped with the seven-speed EcoShift dual-clutch transmission; trailer-hitch wiring recalls affecting certain accessory harnesses; a secondary hood-latch recall for vehicles within the specified production range; and a later HECU fuse recall concerning a potential electrical short and engine-compartment fire risk. Applicability depends on the vehicle’s production date, equipment, and repair history, so the VIN and completed recall status should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before purchase. The visible front-end condition indicates substantial collision-related damage. The exposed cooling components, wiring, mounting structures, and deformed reinforcement should be professionally inspected, and the vehicle should not be considered road-ready until structural, cooling, electrical, lighting, restraint, and safety-system operation has been verified and all necessary repairs completed.