2016 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 4X4

The vehicle is a 2016 Jeep Cherokee listed with a salvage certificate of title. The auction’s primary-damage designation is FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this designation, with substantial damage at the front passenger-side bumper, fender, wheel area, and lower front plastic panels. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The front passenger-side bumper cover is severely torn, detached, and hanging outward, with exposed components behind it. Associated black plastic bumper pieces and a large lower bumper or splash-panel section are also displaced, with part of the panel extending onto the ground. The bumper has black scuffing, abrasion, and orange-colored paint transfer marks. A substantial section of the front passenger-side fender around the wheel arch is missing. The inner wheel-well area, attachment points, and other components are exposed. The wheel-well liner and underbody plastic panels are detached and hanging outward. The front passenger-side tire is visibly deflated or compressed, and the alloy wheel has extensive scuffing and surface damage. The supplied findings do not establish the condition of the suspension, steering, brakes, axle, cooling system, lighting, sensors, or other components behind the damaged body panels. The vehicle should be professionally inspected and should not be assumed to be safe or roadworthy until the damaged wheel and tire, exposed components, and underlying front-end structure have been checked and repaired. Official recall information provided for this model year includes several campaigns. These include recall 18V332000 for a wiring defect that could prevent cruise control from disengaging; recalls 16V287000 and 16V284000 concerning potentially defective left or right halfshafts on specified production vehicles; recall 20V343000 and its expansion, 23V302000, concerning the power transfer unit and possible loss of drive or Park function; and recalls 15V826000 and 23V338000 concerning the power liftgate module, which may short circuit and create a fire risk on vehicles equipped with a power liftgate. Recall 16V590000 concerns improperly tightened first- or second-row seat fasteners on specified vehicles. Recall applicability depends on the vehicle’s production details and equipment, so completion status should be verified by VIN with an authorized Jeep dealer.