2018 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4

The vehicle is listed as a 2018 Jeep Cherokee with a salvage certificate and a “REAR END” primary-damage designation from the auction. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe damage to the rear liftgate, right rear quarter panel, and rear bumper supports the stated rear-end classification. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs. The right front door has a large, irregular dent with multiple deep creases, and the finish is visibly disturbed in the damaged area. The rear of the vehicle has severe damage: the right side of the liftgate is crushed and heavily creased, the right rear quarter panel is sharply deformed around the tail-lamp and wheel-arch area, and the right rear bumper is torn, displaced, and partially separated. The lower silver bumper trim is detached and hanging downward, while part of the black wheel-arch trim is missing. Exposed gaps, broken edges, and distorted panel material are visible in the affected area. Factory decoding identifies this vehicle as a Limited trim, left-hand-drive Jeep Cherokee SUV/MPV built by FCA US LLC at the Belvidere Assembly plant in the United States. It is equipped with a 2.4-litre, four-cylinder gasoline engine rated at 184 horsepower and 4WD/4x4. The supplied NHTSA recall data lists several campaigns relevant to this vehicle. These include recalls involving a possible fuel-tube leak on 2.4-litre models (18V282000), the right-front halfshaft on four-wheel-drive models (18V494000), cruise-control disengagement caused by an electrical wiring fault (18V332000), missing tire-and-rim information on the certification label (17V543000), a powertrain-control-module fault that may cause a stall or no-start condition (18V524000), a possible cracked oil-pump housing on 2.4-litre engines (17V670000), and a power-transfer-unit fault that may cause loss of drive power or park function (25V011000). Recall completion should be verified with an authorised Jeep/FCA dealer or through an official VIN-based recall check before purchase. A full inspection should also assess structural alignment, the rear body and liftgate mounting areas, lighting, suspension, wheel alignment, sensors, wiring, and the operation of the tailgate and rear bumper components.