2017 DODGE DURANGO Special Service

The 2017 Dodge Durango is listed in the auction records with a Salvage Certificate of Title and “FRONT END” as the primary damage classification. The front-end classification is supported by visible extensive destruction and deformation at the front of the vehicle. The photographs also show severe fire or thermal damage throughout the engine compartment and passenger cabin. A salvage certificate of title cannot be independently confirmed from photographs. The front bumper, grille, headlights, hood, cooling assemblies, radiator-support components, and numerous engine-bay parts are missing or destroyed. Exposed front support members and crossmember sections are visibly bent, twisted, and displaced. The left front fender is torn and displaced, while both front tires are deflated and show severe lower-sidewall damage, including tearing and separation. The engine compartment and firewall area contain extensive charring, melted components, exposed wiring, and burned insulation. Severe heat damage is also visible around both front quarter areas and the adjacent doors. The front and rear side windows on both sides, along with the rear quarter window openings, lack intact glazing. The passenger compartment has extensive thermal damage. The dashboard, steering wheel, instrument panel, center console, wiring, seating areas, carpeting, trim, and other interior components are heavily charred, melted, burned, or missing. The rear cabin also contains burned seat materials, melted trim, exposed wiring, and substantial fire residue. Light-colored airbag fabric is visible hanging around the front seating and dashboard areas. According to the NHTSA VIN decode, this is a U.S.-built 2017 Dodge Durango SUV with all-wheel drive, a 5.7-liter gasoline V8 engine rated at 360 horsepower, and the Special Service trim. The VIN is 1C4SDJFT0HC681498. Two NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this vehicle’s make, model, and year. Recall 18V332000 concerns a wiring defect that could prevent cruise control from disengaging under certain short-circuit conditions; the listed remedy is a software update. Recall 17V541000 concerns potentially short rear axle halfshafts that could disengage from the differential and cause loss of drive; the listed remedy is replacement of both halfshafts. Recall completion for this specific vehicle was not provided.