2022 HYUNDAI VENUE SEL & Limited

The vehicle is listed with a salvage certificate of title, and the auction’s primary damage classification is “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the side-damage classification because substantial damage is present on the vehicle’s left side; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from the photographs. The left rear door outer panel has severe inward deformation, deep denting, multiple sharp creases, extensive scraped paint, and light-colored transfer marks. The left front door has moderate dents, creasing, deformation, and surface scuffing along its rear and lower-middle sections. The left rear quarter panel, particularly the area above and forward of the rear wheel arch, also shows moderate wrinkling, inward deformation, and multiple scuffs. The supplied findings document visible exterior body damage only. They do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s mechanical systems, suspension, wheel alignment, safety systems, door operation, or any hidden structural components. A thorough physical inspection would be required before purchase, including inspection of the affected door and quarter-panel structures, hinges, latches, wiring, airbags, seat belts, and the area around the left rear wheel. VIN decoding identifies this as a 2022 Hyundai Venue passenger vehicle/wagon, manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. It has front-wheel drive, a 1.6-liter gasoline Gamma II engine, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The decoded equipment includes front, side, and curtain airbags, electronic stability control, traction control, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. One NHTSA safety recall is listed: campaign 22V458000, concerning the front seat-belt pretensioners. In a crash, a front pretensioner may explode and project metal fragments into the vehicle. Hyundai’s stated remedy is to secure the pretensioners with protective caps at no charge. Recall completion should be verified with Hyundai or an authorized dealer using the VIN before the vehicle is driven.