2022 HYUNDAI VENUE SEL & Limited

The vehicle is listed with a salvage title and “SIDE” as the auction’s primary-damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the photographs cannot verify the salvage-title status, while showing extensive collision damage. Stage 1 considers the “SIDE” classification only partially supported because the visible damage also includes substantial front-end damage and rear-side damage. The front end is severely damaged. The hood is deeply folded across the front and right-side sections, the front bumper and grille assembly are missing, and multiple front-end supports and panels are broken, detached, or absent. Cooling hardware, internal components, and wiring are exposed. The right front fender and front-right corner are heavily crushed and displaced around the headlamp and wheel opening. The left front fender and surrounding front structure are also severely deformed, with torn panel edges, exposed components, and detached trim. The left front door is missing from the vehicle; the detached door itself is heavily creased and deformed, and its mirror housing is damaged. The windshield has extensive spiderweb cracking across a large portion of the glass. The driver steering-wheel airbag, front passenger airbag, and additional side and curtain airbags are visibly deployed. The condition of the related restraint-system components, wiring, sensors, and seat-belt pretensioners requires physical inspection. At the rear, the left quarter panel is deeply crushed around the rear lamp and wheel arch. The left rear lamp area is broken and displaced, with exposed internal components. The rear bumper is detached, and the lower liftgate edge and adjacent rear opening are deformed with uneven gaps. The left front wheel-arch liner and related plastic trim are also detached. No mechanical or underbody inspection findings were provided, so the condition of the engine, transmission, cooling system, suspension, steering, and frame or unibody structure cannot be determined from this report. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2022 Hyundai Venue passenger wagon with front-wheel drive, a 1.6-litre gasoline Gamma II engine, and a continuously variable transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea and is configured for five occupants. NHTSA recall 22V458000 applies to certain 2020–2022 Hyundai Venue vehicles. The front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat-belt pretensioners may explode during deployment and project metal fragments into the cabin. Hyundai’s remedy is to secure the pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Recall completion should be verified with Hyundai or an authorised dealer before the vehicle is returned to service.