Body components (structural/reinforcing/panels) have accident-related damage; passive safety devices are defective; vehicle performance (including three-electric system) is degraded or remains limited after repairs.
Accident inspection: main structure damaged, reinforcing parts damaged, panels damaged, hinges normal; engine bay: key mechanical components normal; exterior: 8 sheet metal repairs, 2 paint repairs; interior: headliner sagging, most features normal, airbag system normal, lighting system normal; startup test: main components normal; tool kit: absent.
It usually refers to very small stone chips on the hood from high-speed driving, nail scratches on the inside of door handles, slight curb scratches on the edges of wheels, and minor wear on interior plastic parts. These do not affect the vehicle's functionality or corrosion resistance.
This is a common issue with sea transport. If the vehicle is parked at a humid dock, the EPB can easily rust to the brake disc. In addition to testing its release before shipping, we try to ask dock workers to secure the wheels with chocks instead of fully engaging the electronic parking brake.
If insurance claims records are accessed, there will usually be notes like "the insured vehicle is fully responsible for hitting a fixed object" or "third-party liability insurance payment." We can roughly reconstruct the accident scene based on this and cross-verify the stress points on the vehicle's frame with paint thickness gauge data.
