2016 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE 4X4

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage certificate, with FRONT END recorded as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end collision damage supports the stated FRONT END classification; however, salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from the exterior and interior photographs. The vehicle has severe damage across the front end. The hood is deeply crushed and heavily creased, with scraped paint and folded sections. The front bumper and both front corners are torn, displaced, and showing open gaps and exposed internal components. The lower right-front lamp assembly is shattered, and part of the lower bumper grille insert is missing. The left exterior mirror appears incomplete, with the reflective glass absent and internal components exposed. The windshield is extensively shattered, with widespread intersecting cracks and fracture patterns across most of the glass. The steering-wheel airbag, passenger dashboard airbag, and curtain airbags are visibly deployed, including curtain-airbag fabric along the left roof edge and front seating area. The steering-wheel trim and lower driver-side dashboard trim are damaged or missing, exposing internal areas. The gear-selector surround in the center console is also broken or absent. The findings indicate substantial collision-related repair requirements, including front-end body and bumper reconstruction, lighting and grille replacement, windshield replacement, mirror replacement, interior trim repairs, and inspection and replacement of the deployed restraint-system components. The condition of the underlying structure, cooling system, suspension, steering, electrical systems, and mechanical components is not established by these findings and requires a comprehensive physical inspection. Two NHTSA safety recalls are listed for the 2016 Jeep Renegade. One concerns certain aftermarket Daystar rear control-arm brackets included in a spacer kit; improperly or incompletely welded brackets may allow the rear axle to shift. The other concerns vehicles equipped with the factory-installed optional trailer-hitch package, where insufficient fasteners could allow the hitch assembly to separate. Applicability depends on the vehicle’s equipment and history, and recall completion should be verified by VIN with an authorized dealer.