2025 KIA SPORTAGE SX-PRESTIGE (SX-P)

This 2025 Kia Sportage is listed with a salvage certificate indicating more than 75% damage, with “FRONT END” recorded as the primary damage classification. The Stage 1 assessment reports extensive visible front-end collision damage consistent with that classification, but notes that the photographs alone cannot confirm the claimed damage threshold of more than 75%. The front bumper cover and grille assembly are missing, exposing the radiator area and other internal front-end components. Both headlamp assemblies are absent. The front-left fender and wheel arch are severely crushed and folded, with the inner components and wiring exposed and the outer wheel-arch trim missing. Additional deformation and torn sheet metal are visible around the front corner and fender area. The hood is bent along its front edge and both front corners, with irregular gaps above the exposed front-end assembly. Multiple cooling-area plastic panels and covers are broken or missing, leaving the radiator, condenser, wiring, and loose-looking plastic components exposed. The windshield has multiple long cracks extending from the upper central area toward the passenger side. The driver airbag has deployed from the steering wheel. Side-curtain airbag fabric is hanging from the left roofline beside the rear passenger compartment, and side-airbag fabric is hanging beside the front passenger seat and along the side of the cabin. The vehicle should be considered a major collision-repair project, with the complete extent of structural, mechanical, electrical, cooling-system, restraint-system, and advanced-driver-assistance-system damage requiring physical inspection. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2025 Kia Sportage SX-Prestige, a gasoline-powered SUV with a 2.5-liter GDI Theta III engine and four-wheel drive. It was manufactured by Kia Georgia, Inc. in West Point, Georgia, USA. The decoded equipment includes standard front and side-curtain airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and other driver-assistance features; these systems may require inspection and calibration after the collision. 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 error may cause the instrument-panel screen to fail to display critical information. The stated remedy is replacement of the tow-hitch harness control module by a Kia dealer at no charge. Applicability to this vehicle should be verified by VIN and equipment.