2020 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE PLUS 4X4

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage title, with “SIDE” recorded as the primary damage code. However, the provided photo assessment reports severe front-end and front-corner collision damage with extensive airbag deployment and states that the photographs do not support “SIDE” as the primary damage code, although damage is visible near the side and front-side areas. Salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The front end is severely damaged, particularly on the left side. The front bumper, lower fascia, grille, left fender, hood, and adjoining front corner are torn, crushed, detached, or missing in sections. The left headlamp assembly is absent or extensively destroyed, leaving exposed components. The hood has deep creasing, folded metal, and torn edges, while the engine-bay perimeter contains broken and detached plastic components. The front-left wheel and tire are visibly displaced from the wheel opening and angled away from the vehicle. Surrounding wheel-area components are exposed, indicating that the steering, suspension, wheel, and related structural areas require thorough physical inspection. The extent of any damage behind the visible body panels cannot be determined from the photographs. The windshield is extensively shattered, and broken glass is visible on the center console and front seats. The driver steering-wheel airbag, front passenger airbag, lower driver-side airbag, and side-curtain airbags are visibly deployed. The driver-side mirror is missing. Warning indicators for the brake, restraint, and other systems are illuminated in the instrument cluster; this is a visual observation only, and system operation cannot be determined from the photographs. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2020 Jeep Cherokee Latitude Plus SUV with four-wheel drive, a 2.4-liter gasoline four-cylinder engine rated at 184 horsepower, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. It was manufactured by FCA US LLC at the Belvidere Assembly plant in the United States. The supplied NHTSA recall information lists recalls concerning the rearview-camera display software, the steering rack, and the power transfer unit. The steering-rack recall concerns possible breakage and loss of steering control. The rearview-camera recall concerns the image remaining displayed after shifting out of reverse. The power-transfer-unit recall concerns possible loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway; the supplied information states that its remedy is still under development. Recall completion and applicability to this specific vehicle should be verified by VIN with an authorized dealer or NHTSA.