2023 DODGE HORNET GT Plus

This 2023 Dodge Hornet is listed with a salvage vehicle title, and the auction’s primary-damage code is SIDE. Stage 1 reports that the extensive visible damage on the left side supports the stated SIDE classification; however, the salvage-title status cannot be verified from photographs. The most significant damage is concentrated along the left side. The left rear door is severely crushed, with deep creasing, heavily distorted outer metal, and an irregular lower edge. The left rear quarter panel and wheel-arch area are also extensively deformed, including damage around the fuel-filler area. The left front door has a large irregular dent with pronounced horizontal and diagonal creases. Deformation is visible below the doors in the left rocker-panel area, including an irregular opening or torn section near the rear portion. The left exterior mirror assembly is missing, leaving mounting components and wiring exposed. Additional collision damage is present at the front. The hood has creasing and an irregular raised area on its left-front portion, with a pronounced uneven gap where it meets the left front fender. The upper grille and bumper interface has separated trim sections and irregular gaps beneath and between the headlights. The left front headlight area is displaced from the adjacent grille and bumper trim. The windshield has several linear cracks, mainly extending across the upper-left to central viewing area. The VIN decodes the vehicle as a 2023 Dodge Hornet GT Plus SUV/MPV manufactured by FCA Italy in Italy. It is listed with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine rated at 252 horsepower. Factory-listed equipment includes left-hand drive, LED low-beam headlights, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, rear cross-traffic alert, rear visibility equipment, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and traction and stability control. NHTSA records list four recall campaigns associated with the 2023 Dodge Hornet. Two concern plug-in hybrid vehicles: improperly tightened 12-volt or high-voltage cable connections, which may overheat and cause a fire, and a missing or disconnected rear pedestrian-alert siren. The other recalls concern an incorrect tire-capacity label and a rearview-camera display that may fail to show the image. Recall applicability and completion should be confirmed by VIN with a Dodge dealer, particularly because the decoded vehicle information identifies a gasoline engine but does not specify the drivetrain. A complete physical inspection should also address possible hidden structural, restraint-system, electrical, glass, and mechanical damage before purchase or repair.