2024 KIA TELLURIDE

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage certificate with “SIDE” as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the SIDE classification through extensive damage to the vehicle’s left side; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The 2024 Kia Telluride has severe collision damage concentrated on the left side. The left front door is extensively crushed, with irregular deformation, deep creasing, scraped paint, and exposed underlying material. The left rear door also has multiple deep dents, sharp creases, and broad deformation. The left rocker panel and lower door area are visibly crushed and heavily deformed, with scraped paint and exposed bright metal along the lower edge. The rear portion of the left front fender is moderately creased and deformed, with scraped paint. Multiple airbags are deployed in the front cabin and along the left roof-side area, including the driver area, passenger-side dashboard/windshield area, and left roof-side area. The extent of the rocker-panel deformation and airbag deployment indicates that structural components, restraint-system parts, wiring, and related safety systems require thorough inspection and likely replacement. The provided findings do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s mechanical systems, suspension, steering, drivetrain, or interior components not specifically described. According to the VIN decode, this is a U.S.-built 2024 Kia Telluride SUV with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-liter gasoline V6 engine rated at 291 horsepower, and standard equipment including front, side, curtain, and driver-knee airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and other driver-assistance systems. NHTSA records list the following recalls for this make, model, and year: recall 24V077000 for potentially breaking engine valve springs, which may cause loss of drive power or an engine-block hole; recall 24V214000 concerning incomplete engagement of the intermediate shaft and right-front driveshaft, which may allow the vehicle to roll away while in Park; recall 24V407000 concerning overheating of the front power-seat motor; recall 25V494000 for door-belt molding trim that may detach; and recall 26V430000, which replaces recall 24V407000 with an updated remedy for the front power-seat motor issue. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Kia or NHTSA before purchase, particularly because the vehicle has substantial collision damage and deployed airbags.