2019 KIA SORENTO SX, SXL

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a Salvage Certificate of Title, with FRONT END identified as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible damage clearly supports the stated FRONT END primary-damage claim. The salvage certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from the available images. The vehicle has severe collision damage concentrated at the front. The hood is heavily creased and deformed along its leading edge and image-right side, with multiple areas of chipped or abraded paint. The main grille is missing, exposing the radiator area. The front bumper cover is broken and partially absent, with the image-right corner separated from the vehicle, large open gaps, and a hanging lower section. The image-right headlamp is broken, with its lens and housing damaged, internal components exposed, and the surrounding mounting area open. The adjacent front fender has moderate creasing and a displaced leading edge. Additional body damage includes a broad, creased inward dent across the middle and lower area of the left rear door and adjoining lower side panel. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag and airbags in the surrounding lower driver-side interior are visibly deployed. Replacement of the affected body, lighting, grille, bumper, and restraint-system components, as well as inspection for possible damage to underlying structural, cooling, electrical, and safety systems, should be expected. The available findings do not establish the vehicle’s mechanical condition or confirm whether all required repairs have been completed. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2019 Kia Sorento SUV with front-wheel drive (4x2), a 3.3-liter gasoline V6 engine, and a stated engine output of 290 horsepower. It was manufactured by Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia in the United States. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, rear parking assistance, and a rearview camera. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this make, model, and year. Recall 22V703000 concerns certain vehicles equipped with an original-equipment or Kia-dealer-installed trailer-hitch harness; moisture and debris may cause an electrical short and fire risk. Recall 23V639000 concerns certain 2019 Sorento vehicles whose rearview camera may lose its image because of water intrusion. Recall applicability to this specific vehicle and completion of any recall repairs should be verified by VIN with Kia or an authorized dealer.