2025 KIA SPORTAGE EX

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage title with “FRONT END” as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end damage supports this primary-damage claim. However, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone, and substantial additional damage is visible at the rear and along the left side. The front end is heavily incomplete. The front bumper cover and grille assemblies are missing or substantially absent, exposing the radiator area, wiring, brackets, and other internal components. One front headlamp assembly is missing, and an additional front-corner lighting area has an open cavity with exposed mounting and wiring components. Front wheel-arch and adjacent exterior trim are also missing. The rear bumper cover is missing across both rear corners and the lower rear area. Rear bumper trim and related side pieces are absent, with wiring, brackets, mounting components, openings, and rear-side cavities exposed. Wheel-arch trim is missing at both rear corners. The left-side body has pronounced dents and creasing in the front and rear door areas, with further damage extending into the left rear quarter panel. The left rear door window is extensively cracked, with fractured glass visible. Left-side rocker-panel trim is missing or detached, and the left rear wheel-arch trim is absent. Based on the NHTSA VIN decode, this is a 2025 Kia Sportage EX SUV with a 2.5-liter gasoline GDI THETA III engine, 4x2 drivetrain, and U.S. manufacture by Kia Georgia, Inc. The decoded equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, curtain and side airbags for the first and second rows, forward-collision warning, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear-visibility system. The condition of these systems cannot be determined from the supplied findings. NHTSA recall campaign 25V874000 concerns certain 2024–2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2-inch screen and a Genuine Kia tow-hitch harness accessory. A software issue may cause the instrument-panel screen to fail; the stated remedy is replacement of the tow-hitch harness control module at no charge. The vehicle’s decoded data does not establish whether it has the specified screen or tow-hitch accessory, so recall applicability should be verified by VIN with Kia or NHTSA.