2024 HYUNDAI TUCSON SEL

The vehicle is listed with a salvage certificate and an unverified auction primary-damage classification of “REAR END.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the rear-end damage claim, with severe damage to the rear hatch, bumper, and rear body corners. Stage 1 also notes that the salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The rear hatch glass is missing, leaving the hatch opening exposed. The hatch panel is heavily crushed and creased across the center and lower sections, with sharp folds and displaced metal. The rear bumper cover and right rear bumper-corner trim are missing, exposing the bumper reinforcement, mounting hardware, wiring, and other internal components. The exposed rear bumper reinforcement is visibly bowed and deformed. Both rear body corners show crushing, torn sheet metal, displaced trim, and open gaps around the tail lamps and bumper-mounting areas. The right rear quarter and hatch-side areas are also crushed and folded, with separated panel edges and additional open gaps. The hatch-opening perimeter has torn or displaced seal and trim material, with rough exposed edges around the missing glass. Detached bumper-cover sections, grille or trim pieces, foam inserts, wiring, and other rear body components are present on the ground beside the vehicle. Light-colored debris and surface marks are visible on the rear seat upholstery and rear footwell. Based on the VIN decode, this is a 2024 Hyundai Tucson SEL SUV with four-wheel drive, a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an identified GDI Theta III engine. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. The decoded vehicle equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, curtain and side airbags for the first and second rows, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring and intervention, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, and a rear visibility system. NHTSA records list recalls for this model year concerning the tire-and-loading information label, the Idle Stop & Go electric oil-pump controller, the electric power-steering assembly, and, for vehicles equipped with the optional Mobis trailer-hitch wiring harness, possible water intrusion into the harness control module. Recall completion and applicability should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA before purchase. The visible rear structural and body damage should also be evaluated by a qualified repair facility, including inspection of the underlying body structure, wiring, lighting, glass, hatch mechanisms, safety systems, suspension, and alignment.