2022 HYUNDAI TUCSON SEL

The 2022 Hyundai Tucson is listed with a Salvage condition and “Left Side” as the auction’s primary-damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the provided photos support the unverified Left Side classification because extensive collision damage is concentrated on the vehicle’s left side. However, the Salvage title status cannot be confirmed from the photos. Visible damage is extensive. The front-left bumper corner is torn and missing material, while the adjacent fender is severely crushed and creased, with exposed inner components and an irregular opening around the headlamp area. The front-left hood edge is raised and deformed, and the grille has several fractured, displaced, or missing sections with open gaps behind it. Exterior components and trim around the front-left wheel opening and bumper edge are also displaced. The left front door has deep dents, sharp creases, scraped paint, and distorted metal around the handle and lower section. The left rear door is heavily dented and creased, with extensive paint scuffing and deformation near its rear edge. The left rear quarter panel is deeply crushed above and forward of the rear wheel, with deformation extending toward the wheel opening and rear door. The fuel-filler door is missing, leaving an opening in the deformed quarter panel. Overall, the visible left side has continuous severe body deformation across both doors and the rear quarter panel. The VIN decodes this vehicle as a 2022 Hyundai Tucson SEL Convenience Package, a five-seat SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. It was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in the United States. Factory-listed safety equipment includes ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and a rear-visibility system. NHTSA records list recalls for this model and year involving incompatible Integrated Central Control Unit software that could affect the headlights or taillights (21V938000), roof moldings that may detach (23V038000), and an optional Mobis trailer-hitch wiring harness that may allow water intrusion, trailer-light failure, or an electrical short circuit (25V893000). Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer, particularly if the vehicle is equipped with the optional trailer-hitch wiring harness. Because of the severity and spread of the impact damage, a professional inspection should confirm the condition of the underlying structure, suspension and steering components, wheel alignment, lighting and safety systems, fuel-filler assembly, and any wiring or sensors in the damaged areas before purchase or repair.