2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 C300

The vehicle is listed at auction with a Salvage condition designation and “Left Front” as the primary damage code. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe collision damage is concentrated at the left front, supporting the stated primary-damage code. The Salvage title status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The left front of the vehicle has substantial collision damage. The fender and wheel arch are heavily crushed, with sharp creases, torn edges, and exposed inner wheel-well areas. The left front headlamp assembly is broken or open, with displaced internal components and irregular gaps. The left front bumper cover is severely torn and separated at the corner, with broken edges, open gaps, heavy abrasions, and missing or absent material. Wheel-well liner or adjacent trim is missing, leaving inner components exposed. The left front alloy wheel has multiple scrapes and loss of finish along the rim and spokes. Damage extends rearward along the left side. The left front door and adjacent front side panel show extensive longitudinal scraping, paint abrasion, and pronounced deformation. The lower door and rocker panel also have extensive scraping, abraded paint, and irregular distortion near the front section. Additional minor scratches and chips are visible on the hood and front bumper outside the main damaged area. The instrument cluster visibly shows ABS and traction/stability-control warning indicators. The underlying cause is not identified by the available findings and requires diagnostic testing and physical inspection. The check-engine warning indicator is also illuminated; its cause cannot be determined from the photographs. The VIN decodes as a 2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 sedan with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline M274 engine, automatic nine-speed transmission, and turbocharging. The vehicle was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Cars in South Africa. The supplied NHTSA data does not specify the drivetrain. NHTSA records supplied for 2018 C-Class/C300 applications list recalls involving emergency-call communication-module software (21V058000, 22V365000, and 21V072000), roof-panel bonding on vehicles with applicable panoramic-roof equipment (21V197000 and 23V854000), front seatback locking (18V207000 and 19V130000), frontal air-bag grounding (17V627000), front seat-belt retraction (21V032000), headlamp adjustment or replacement (18V906000 and 21V509000), passenger air-bag occupant-classification software (18V838000), steering-rack or steering-coupling concerns (18V850000 and 18V872000), battery mounting or battery-cable protection (19V586000 and 18V725000), rear-window bonding (18V608000), and, for applicable convertible models, rear beltline trim separation (18V456000). Recall applicability and completion should be verified by the VIN with Mercedes-Benz or NHTSA before purchase, and the illuminated warning systems should be diagnosed as part of the repair assessment.