2024 KIA TELLURIDE

This 2024 Kia Telluride is listed by the auction with a “CERT OF TITLE-SALVAGE” designation and “FRONT END” as the primary-damage classification. These are auction records and should be verified independently. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the stated front-end claim through extensive missing and damaged front-end components; the salvage-title status cannot be independently confirmed from photos. The vehicle has severe front-end collision damage. The front bumper and grille are missing from their installed position, while the detached bumper assembly is separated into multiple pieces with broken grille sections, mounting components, and exposed wiring. Both front headlamp positions are empty, and one headlamp assembly is detached and lying separately. The visible radiator and condenser-area cooling fins are crushed and deformed. The front edge of the hood is uneven and creased. Additional severe damage is visible at the front-left corner. The wheel-arch liner and adjacent lower trim are detached and hanging away from the vehicle, with sections of the outer wheel-arch trim missing and mounting holes exposed. Light scuffing is present on the front-left fender, front door, other left-side doors, and lower body panels. The lower rear bumper also has white abrasion marks. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag is deployed, with additional white airbag fabric visible below the steering column. The instrument cluster displays “Check Parking Distance Warning System” along with multiple illuminated warning indicators. The vehicle should therefore undergo a complete structural, restraint-system, wiring, cooling-system, lighting, parking-sensor, and diagnostic inspection before any road use. The findings do not establish the condition of the engine, transmission, suspension, frame structure, or other components not visible in the supplied findings. The VIN decodes as a 2024 Kia Telluride SUV with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-liter gasoline V6 engine, and production by Kia Georgia, Inc. in the United States. Factory data also lists standard driver-assistance and safety equipment including ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, and a rear visibility system. Operation and condition of these systems cannot be confirmed from the damage findings. Provided NHTSA recall records identify several campaigns applicable to 2024 Telluride vehicles, subject to VIN-specific verification and confirmation of completed repairs. Recall 24V077000 concerns valve springs that may break and cause loss of drive power or an engine-block hole; the stated remedy is replacement of the engine sub-assembly. Recall 24V214000 concerns incomplete engagement of the intermediate shaft and right-front driveshaft and calls for electronic parking-brake software updates and inspection or replacement of affected shafts. Recall 24V407000 concerns overheating of the front power-seat motor, with a bracket and seat-slide-knob remedy. Recall 25V494000 concerns door-belt molding trim that may detach. The supplied records also include recall 26V430000, which replaces recall 24V407000 with an electronic-fuse remedy; its applicability and repair status should be checked directly with Kia or NHTSA.