2016 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4

The auction record lists a salvage certificate of title and identifies the primary damage as “SIDE.” Stage 1’s photo review reports that the extensive visible damage to the left-side doors and rocker area supports the stated side-damage classification. The salvage certificate status itself was not confirmable from the photographs. The main damage is concentrated on the left side. The left front door has a large inward dent with multiple creases across the lower and middle sections. The left rear door shows broad inward deformation, sharp creasing, extensive scuffing, and paint abrasion along its lower portion. The left rocker panel and lower side trim between the doors are severely deformed and scraped; the black trim is abraded, broken, and separated with open gaps near the center-door area. The side curtain airbags are visibly deployed, with white fabric hanging from the upper side trim near the side windows. This indicates that the restraint system will require inspection and likely repair or replacement, together with an assessment of related structural and electrical components. No conclusion about the vehicle’s mechanical condition or roadworthiness can be made from these findings alone. Additional cosmetic wear includes light horizontal scuff marks on the rear liftgate below the Jeep emblem and creasing, abrasion, and worn leather texture on the outer bolster of the left front seat. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2016 Jeep Cherokee Limited SUV/MPV with four-wheel drive, a 2.4-liter gasoline four-cylinder engine, and left-hand drive. It was manufactured by FCA US LLC at the Toledo North Assembly plant in the United States. NHTSA recall records for the 2016 Jeep Cherokee include recalls involving cruise-control disengagement, the power liftgate control module and possible electrical fire, seat fasteners, front halfshafts on certain production dates, and the power transfer unit, including the expanded 2023 recall. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with an authorized Jeep dealer, particularly for the power liftgate module and power transfer unit campaigns.