2022 KIA TELLURIDE EX

The 2022 Kia Telluride is listed with a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE and FRONT END as the auction’s primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end damage supports the FRONT END classification, while the SALVAGE CERTIFICATE status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The vehicle has severe collision damage concentrated at the front. The front bumper cover is cracked, torn, and missing sections at the corner and lower edge. Lower grille and bumper inserts are broken, displaced, or absent, with internal components exposed and some bumper material detached or hanging. Multiple airbags have deployed. These include the driver’s steering-wheel airbag, an additional lower-dashboard airbag, the front passenger dashboard airbag, and curtain airbags along the roof-side area. Airbag system components, seat-belt pretensioners, sensors, wiring, and related interior and structural areas should be professionally inspected and repaired before the vehicle is operated. Factory VIN data identifies this vehicle as a U.S.-built 2022 Kia Telluride EX SUV with four-wheel drive, a 3.8-liter six-cylinder gasoline engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle is configured with three seating rows and eight seats. The decoded safety equipment includes front, side, curtain, and driver-knee airbags, along with electronic stability control and various driver-assistance systems; the condition or operation of these systems cannot be determined from the supplied findings. NHTSA recall information lists campaigns affecting this make, model, and year. These include instrument-cluster display failures (21V577000 and 22V344000), an incorrect temporary spare tire (22V509000), a potential tow-hitch harness fire risk where applicable (22V626000), a driveline engagement issue that may allow the vehicle to roll away (24V214000), and front power-seat motor fire risks (24V407000 and the listed replacement campaign 26V430000). Recall completion should be confirmed by VIN with Kia or NHTSA before purchase; the supplied information does not establish which repairs have been completed. The vehicle should also undergo a comprehensive structural, mechanical, electrical, and diagnostic inspection, as the supplied findings document visible damage but do not confirm the condition of concealed components or whether the vehicle is safe to drive.