2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON SEL

The auction record identifies this vehicle as having a salvage vehicle title with “FRONT END” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1’s photo review reports that the visible evidence supports the front-end damage claim, including damage at the left front corner, a missing fender, and a separated bumper cover. The same review also notes substantial additional damage along the left front door and rocker area. The salvage-title status itself cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The visible damage is concentrated on the left side. The left front fender is missing, exposing the wheel-house area, wiring, wheel, and inner components. The detached fender panel has deep creases, folded metal, and distorted edges. The left front door outer panel is severely crushed, with deep dents, sharp creases, and deformation extending across the front, center, and lower portions. The rocker or sill below the door is also severely crushed and folded, with scraped surfaces. The left side of the front bumper cover is separated at the wheel opening, leaving an open gap and exposed attachment area. The exterior handle is missing or incomplete, with an open recess visible in its place. Several left-side exterior trim and plastic components, including lower-body molding and wheel-arch pieces, are detached and reported to be lying on the ground. The VIN decodes as a 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL SUV with four-wheel drive, a gasoline 2.5-liter GDI Theta III engine, and a U.S. assembly location in Montgomery, Alabama. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, stability and traction control, front and side-curtain airbags, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear-view system. The condition of these systems and any wiring or sensors affected by the collision requires physical inspection and functional testing. NHTSA recall records provided for the 2025 Tucson include six campaigns: 24V691000 for a potentially missing glove-box airbag warning label; 24V877000 for improperly routed console-extension wiring that could allow shifting out of Park without applying the brake; 25V549000 for improperly tightened connecting-rod bolts that may cause engine damage, loss of drive power, or an oil leak; 25V809000 for potentially improperly installed side-curtain airbags; 26V316000 for front-camera software that may cause premature unexpected braking; and 26V400000 for an instrument-panel display software error. The listed remedies are provided by Hyundai free of charge, including label replacement, wiring correction, engine replacement where applicable, airbag reinstallation, software updates, and instrument-display updates. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase.