2016 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE 4X4

This 2016 Jeep Renegade is listed with a salvage title, with the auction’s primary damage designation recorded as “FRONT END.” Stage 1’s assessment states that the visible evidence supports this designation: severe front-end crushing, missing components, exposed cooling components, and deformed front metal are clearly visible. The front end has sustained extensive severe damage. The hood, front fenders, bumper area, grille area, and surrounding body panels are crushed, folded, torn, and displaced, leaving the engine compartment exposed. The front bumper, grille, and lighting components are missing. The lower front crossmember and associated structural metal members are severely bent, while the radiator and cooling-pack components are visibly damaged and displaced. Wiring harnesses and electrical components are exposed and hanging from the damaged front assembly. Damage extends into both sides and the roof structure. The front-left fender and wheel-opening area are sharply deformed, with additional creasing around the front-left door edge and adjacent pillar. Large dents and creases are present on the left rear door and rear quarter panel, while the right front door, right rear door, and right rear quarter also show substantial deformation. Both rear quarter-window areas are damaged or open, with broken glass and damaged trim visible. The roof has severe deformation at both the front and rear-left areas, including crushed and displaced roof edges. The rear-left roof corner and quarter structure are substantially folded. The rear hatch and upper rear body are bent and displaced, and the rear hatch glass is completely missing, leaving broken glass fragments around the opening. The windshield is extensively shattered. Multiple airbags are deployed, including the steering-wheel, passenger-dashboard, and side-curtain airbags. Interior trim and seat-area components are broken or displaced, with loose fragments visible in the front and rear passenger compartments. Overall, the findings indicate severe collision damage involving the front structure, cooling system, body sides, roof, rear hatch, glazing, airbags, wiring, and interior components. A complete structural, mechanical, electrical, and safety-system inspection would be required before any repair or road-use decision. Two NHTSA-listed recalls are associated with this model and year. One concerns certain Daystar aftermarket rear control-arm brackets supplied with a 1.5-inch spacer kit; improper welds could allow the rear axle to shift. The other concerns vehicles equipped with the optional factory trailer-hitch package, where insufficient fasteners could allow the hitch assembly to separate. Applicability should be confirmed by VIN and equipment configuration, and recall completion should be verified.