2012 PORSCHE PANAMERA

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a DIS/DLR/EXP ONLY salvage title designation, with FRONT END recorded as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the FRONT END damage code, showing extensive missing and broken front-end components. Stage 1 also states that the salvage-title designation cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The visible damage is concentrated at the front and front-left side. The front bumper cover, grille sections, lower air-intake trim, surrounding fascia, and front-left fender are missing or severely damaged. The front-left headlamp is absent, leaving wiring, brackets, mounting areas, cooling components, and front reinforcement exposed. The detached bumper cover has cracks, scraped surfaces, broken edges, and separated mounting sections. Other detached parts include a headlamp assembly, grille pieces, air guides, liners, and additional broken plastic components. The front-left lower corner trim is fractured and incomplete, and the side-skirt trim is displaced along the left rocker panel below the front door. The findings indicate extensive front-end collision damage. The exposed wheel, tire, wiring, suspension-area components, cooling assembly, and mounting structures require a detailed physical inspection for damage that cannot be assessed from these findings alone. Replacement and repair requirements may include the bumper and fascia system, fender, headlamp, grille and air-guide components, liners, trim, brackets, wiring, and related mounting or cooling components. Mechanical, structural, alignment, restraint-system, and electrical operation should be verified before purchase or road use. NHTSA VIN data identifies this vehicle as a 2012 Porsche Panamera sedan, VIN WP0AC2A7XCL091204, built by Porsche in Leipzig, Germany. The decoded vehicle has a 4.8-liter gasoline V8 engine, listed with turbocharging and 500 horsepower. Five NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this make, model, and year. Campaign 19V446000 concerns deterioration of the automatic-transmission shifter-cable bushing, which could allow the vehicle to indicate Park while the transmission is not actually in Park. Campaign 19V322000 concerns possible water entry into the air-conditioning blower control unit, creating a risk of an electrical short and fire. Campaign 17V368000 concerns camshaft-controller fasteners that may loosen and potentially result in an engine stall. Campaign 12V329000 concerns a possible turbocharger turbine-wheel fracture, which could reduce performance and potentially cause oil to enter the exhaust system. Campaign 22V656000 concerns missing low-beam headlight adjustment-screw caps, which may result in improperly aimed headlights. The completion status of these recalls should be confirmed with Porsche using the VIN before purchase.