2023 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5

The vehicle is a 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Double Cab pickup with 4WD, a 3.5-liter gasoline V6 engine (engine model 2GR-FKS), and a reported 278 hp. The VIN decoder identifies Mexico as the manufacturing country and Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California as the plant. The auction lists the vehicle with a salvage certificate and “FRONT END” as the primary damage classification. The provided Stage 1 assessment states that the visible severe front-end damage supports the unverified “FRONT END” code; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The front end has extensive collision damage. The hood has multiple large folds and sharp deformations across the front and both corners and is raised above the surrounding body panels. The front bumper and fascia are torn, displaced, partially detached, and missing in several areas. A large section at the front-right corner is hanging outward and downward. The main grille is missing, while the lower fascia and fog-lamp surround areas are broken or absent, exposing wiring, support pieces, and other internal front-end components. The front fender areas are heavily creased and deformed around the headlamp and wheel-arch regions. One front headlamp assembly is displaced from its body opening, with adjacent mounting and fascia components exposed. Multiple restraint-system components have deployed, including the steering-wheel airbag, lower dashboard/knee airbag, side-curtain airbags, and a front-seat side airbag. A right-side curtain airbag is visibly extended along the roofline and side windows. The condition of the remaining structural, mechanical, electrical, cooling, steering, suspension, and drivetrain components cannot be determined from the supplied findings and would require a comprehensive physical inspection. NHTSA records show four applicable safety recalls for 2023 Tacoma vehicles. These concern upper child-seat-anchor welds (22V520000), a steering-column spiral-cable connection that may affect driver-airbag operation (23V480000), possible rear-axle-shaft separation caused by improperly secured fasteners (24V152000), and vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under the earlier steering-column recall (25V040000). Recall completion should be verified with Toyota or an authorized dealer using the VIN before purchase or road use.