2017 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4

This 2017 Jeep Cherokee is listed with a salvage certificate and “FRONT END” as the auction’s primary-damage classification. The visible extensive front-end damage supports the unverified FRONT END damage code; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed or contradicted from the available photos. The front end is severely damaged. The bumper cover is broken, detached, and displaced, with damaged or missing grille and headlamp-area assemblies, exposed internal components, loose wiring, and torn plastic trim. The front-left and front-right fender areas are deformed, and the hood is heavily crushed and folded rather than seated in its normal closed position. The visible radiator and cooling-pack fins are compressed and uneven, with surrounding supports and components displaced. Further inspection is required to assess possible damage behind the visible front-end components and to determine whether the vehicle is mechanically repairable. Both the driver-side front and rear doors have large dents, deep creases, and deformation extending into the lower door areas. Front-left wheel-arch and lower-corner trim is detached or displaced. Multiple frontal, driver, passenger, side, and seat airbags are visibly deployed, and restraint material has displaced parts of the driver-side dashboard and lower instrument-panel area. The visible rear-seat upholstery also has localized scuffing, discoloration, and abrasion. The supplied recall information lists several campaigns for this vehicle. These include recalls involving the power transfer unit and possible loss of drive or Park function (20V343000, 23V302000, and 25V011000), a wiring defect that may prevent cruise control from disengaging (18V332000), omitted tire-and-rim information on the certification label (17V543000), and a driver’s knee-airbag inflator issue affecting certain vehicles built in October 2016 (16V799000). Recall completion should be verified by VIN with an authorized Jeep dealer, particularly because the vehicle has deployed airbags and extensive collision damage.