2021 HYUNDAI TUCSON

The vehicle is listed with a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE and the auction’s primary damage classification is SIDE. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the SIDE classification through extensive deformation of the left-side doors and missing side components. The SALVAGE CERTIFICATE status cannot be confirmed or contradicted from photographs alone. The left front and left rear door skins have severe inward deformation, sharp creases, scraped paint, and displaced outer panels. The left exterior mirror assembly is missing, with wiring and loose components exposed beside the front door. Black rocker-panel trim is missing along the left lower side, and the left rear wheel-arch trim is also absent, leaving mounting points exposed. The left front bumper corner is severely torn and displaced, with open gaps, broken or missing lower bumper pieces, and internal components visible. Additional views show separated bumper sections, broken edges, an open lower corner, and a loose black piece projecting from the bumper area. The left rear bumper corner is also torn away from the body, leaving a large opening and broken bumper material. A left-side curtain airbag is visibly deployed and hanging from the roof-side interior. The airbag warning indicator is illuminated in the instrument cluster, indicating that the restraint system requires diagnosis and repair. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2021 Hyundai Tucson SUV with four-wheel drive, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a six-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea. One NHTSA safety recall is listed for this make, model, and year: campaign 20V543000, involving possible internal corrosion of the anti-lock brake hydraulic electronic control unit (HECU), which may cause an electrical short and an engine-compartment fire. The specified remedy is replacement of the HECU fuse and an electronic stability control software update for 2019–2021 models. Recall completion status for this vehicle is not provided.