2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON SE

This 2026 Hyundai Tucson is listed with a Certificate of Salvage, and the auction’s primary-damage code is SIDE. The visible severe side-panel damage supports the SIDE classification; additional front-end damage is also present. The certificate-of-salvage status itself cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs alone. The near side has extensive collision damage affecting the front and rear doors, rear quarter panel, wheel-arch area, rocker-side trim, and surrounding body panels. The doors and quarter panel are deeply crushed and sharply creased, with torn sections, distorted body lines, displaced trim, and large irregular gaps. A deployed left-side curtain airbag is hanging from the roof-side area beside the front and rear seating positions. The instrument cluster also shows an illuminated airbag warning indicator, indicating that the restraint system requires further diagnosis. At the front-right corner, the bumper cover is severely torn and displaced, exposing black inner components. The right headlamp assembly has broken or missing outer sections with internal components exposed. Several sections of the right-side grille and adjacent trim are cracked, displaced, or missing. The available findings do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s frame or unibody structure, suspension, steering, wheels, braking system, powertrain, wiring, or other concealed components. A comprehensive physical inspection and post-repair safety-system scan would be required, including inspection of the side-impact sensors, airbags, seat-belt pretensioners, body structure, and all related wiring. Five NHTSA Hyundai recalls are listed for certain 2026 Tucson vehicles. Recall 25V549000 concerns improperly tightened connecting-rod bolts that may cause engine damage, loss of drive power, or an oil leak; the stated remedy is engine replacement where required. Recalls 26V047000 and 26V400000 concern instrument-panel software that may cause the display to fail, with a software update provided as the remedy. Recall 26V254000 concerns potentially misassembled B-pillar side-impact sensors that could delay airbag deployment; inspection and replacement are the stated remedies. Recall 26V316000 concerns front-camera software that may cause unexpected automatic braking; a software update is the stated remedy. Recall applicability and completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA.