2016 JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4

The auction record lists a salvage certificate of title and identifies the primary damage as front-end damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the unverified front-end damage claim, based on extensive front-end crushing and broken or missing components. Stage 1 also notes extensive additional damage to the rear end and roof area. The salvage-certificate status itself cannot be confirmed from photographs. The front end is severely damaged on both sides. The bumper, lower fascia, grille surround, hood, fenders, headlamp areas, wheel-arch trim, and adjacent panels are crushed, broken, deformed, or displaced. Internal components, wiring, and the radiator-area structure are exposed. The front bumper cover and several lighting and trim components are missing or broken. Both front corners and the hood show substantial deformation. Both front doors and fender areas have dents, creases, and displaced panel surfaces. The left side mirror housing is broken and hanging away from the door. The windshield has extensive spiderweb cracking and dense impact patterns. The rear of the vehicle also has severe structural and body damage. The rear liftgate and hatch opening are deeply crushed, folded, distorted, and displaced. The rear hatch glass is missing, with broken glass remaining around the opening. Both rear quarter areas and the tailgate show extensive buckling, deep creases, and distorted panel gaps. The right rear lamp area is displaced, and the left rear lamp surround is damaged. The rear bumper is deformed and separating, while the exhaust assembly and muffler are visibly displaced, detached, or hanging below the vehicle and extending onto the floor. Inside, the driver steering-wheel airbag, lower dashboard/knee-area airbag, front passenger-area airbag, and side-curtain/roof airbags are visibly deployed. The instrument display shows “Service Airbag System” along with multiple warning indicators. The front and rear seat upholstery has dirt and surface staining. The damaged front compartment is open to the vehicle’s front end, with exposed wiring and displaced surrounding panels visible. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2016 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk SUV with all-wheel drive, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine rated at 184 horsepower, and left-hand drive. The vehicle was manufactured by FCA Italy S.p.A. in Melfi, Italy. Two NHTSA recall records are listed for the 2016 Jeep Renegade. Recall 16V545000 concerns certain vehicles equipped with the factory-installed optional trailer hitch package, where insufficient fasteners could allow the hitch assembly to separate. Recall 16E013000 concerns specified aftermarket Daystar rear control-arm brackets and is relevant only if the affected spacer kit was installed. Applicability to this particular vehicle and whether the remedies were completed should be verified by VIN and physical inspection. Given the extensive damage at both ends, deformation around the hatch and roof edges, deployed airbags, exposed wiring, missing glazing and exterior components, and displaced exhaust system, the vehicle requires a comprehensive structural, mechanical, electrical, restraint-system, and safety inspection before repair or road use.