2024 DODGE HORNET R/T Plus

The auction record identifies this 2024 Dodge Hornet as having an MV-907A salvage certificate, with “FRONT END” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this unverified auction claim, showing extensive front-end collision damage and deployed airbags, with damage consistent with salvage condition. The vehicle has severe damage concentrated across the front end. The hood is extensively crushed, sharply creased, folded, and displaced upward. The grille, headlamp assemblies, lower grille, bumper cover, trim, brackets, and other fascia components are missing, broken, torn, or partially detached. Detached pieces are visible in front of the vehicle. Both front corners and adjacent fender edges are damaged, and internal front-end components are exposed. The visible bumper reinforcement and front support components are bent and displaced. The radiator or condenser area is exposed, with visibly uneven and creased cooling fins. The extent of the visible damage means that additional damage to concealed structural, cooling, electrical, lighting, driver-assistance, and hybrid-system components cannot be determined from these findings alone. Multiple airbags are deployed in the front cabin, including the driver airbag from the steering wheel and the passenger airbag from the dashboard. The restraint-system components will require professional inspection and appropriate replacement before the vehicle can be considered safe for operation. According to the VIN decode, this is a left-hand-drive Dodge Hornet R/T Plus SUV/MPV with all-wheel drive, a 1.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain rated at 285 hp, and production in Italy by FCA Italy S.p.A. The supplied data identifies the primary fuel type as electric and the secondary fuel type as gasoline. NHTSA records supplied for this vehicle include recalls concerning improperly tightened 12-volt or high-voltage cable connections, a missing or disconnected reverse pedestrian-alert siren, incorrect tire-capacity labeling, missing tire and rim-size information on the manufacturer label, possible brake-pedal-arm collapse, and a rearview-camera display that may fail to show the camera image. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with a Dodge dealer, and any open recalls should be addressed before use. A complete physical inspection is recommended, including structural measurements, cooling-system testing, electrical and high-voltage system checks, airbag and restraint-system diagnostics, lighting and driver-assistance calibration, brake inspection, and verification of the vehicle’s ability to start and operate.