2023 HYUNDAI VENUE SEL, Limited

The 2023 Hyundai Venue is listed with a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE, and the auction’s primary-damage code is SIDE. The visible evidence supports the SIDE damage classification: the left-side doors and rocker area have collision damage, and the left-side airbags are deployed. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed or contradicted from exterior photographs alone. The left front door has a broad dent with multiple dark scuff marks across the middle and lower sections. The left rear door also has dents and scuffing in the central and lower areas. The exterior rocker-panel molding is missing along the left side, leaving mounting holes and underlying rocker-panel surfaces exposed; a detached black trim piece is visible beside the vehicle. The outer trim around both the left front and left rear door handles is missing or damaged, with dark internal components or openings exposed. The left side-curtain airbag is visibly deployed and hanging from the roofline above the side windows. The left front seat-mounted side airbag is also visibly deployed. These safety-system components will require replacement, along with inspection of the related sensors, wiring, control module, seat, roof trim, and surrounding structural areas. Additional damage that is not visible in the provided findings cannot be ruled out. Factory VIN data identifies the vehicle as a 2023 Hyundai Venue wagon manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. It is equipped with a 1.6-litre gasoline GAMMA II engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The VIN data lists curtain airbags for the first and second rows and front side airbags, consistent with the deployed restraint components described above.