2017 AUDI A4 quattro Progressiv

The auction records list the vehicle as **PERMIT SALVAGE** with **FRONT END** as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe front-end collision damage supports the FRONT END classification; however, the PERMIT SALVAGE status cannot be confirmed from the photos. The 2017 Audi A4 has severe damage concentrated at the left front corner. The hood is heavily buckled and creased, with uneven gaps above the grille and left headlamp. The left front bumper is cracked, displaced, and missing sections, exposing internal components. The grille surround and horizontal elements are broken and displaced, while the left headlamp housing is cracked, broken, and shifted from its normal position. The left front fender is creased around the headlamp and bumper junction, and the hood-to-fender and hood-to-headlamp panel gaps are visibly irregular. Multiple airbags are visibly deployed, including the driver’s steering-wheel and lower-dashboard airbags, the roof-side curtain airbags, and the front passenger dashboard airbag. Light surface scuffs are also present on the side doors. According to the VIN decode, this is a German-built 2017 Audi A4 sedan with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive. The decoded trim is quattro Progressiv. One NHTSA safety recall is listed for this vehicle’s model and year range: recall 21V874000, concerning a possible contact fault in the seat-heater cable connected to the Passenger Occupant Detection System. This condition may cause the system to disable the passenger airbag. The listed remedy involves replacing the connecting cable and either the heating mat or the seat cover. The repair status for this vehicle should be verified with Audi using the VIN, particularly given the visible passenger-airbag deployment. Further inspection is recommended to assess the restraint-system components, structural areas, cooling and lighting systems, and any mechanical or electrical damage before purchase.