2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 4MATIC

The auction lists this 2021 Mercedes-Benz C 300 as Salvage, with Front End as the primary damage. These are unverified auction designations. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the unverified Front End claim: extensive hood deformation, grille damage, headlamp-area damage, and a missing front bumper cover are visible. The front hood is severely crushed, buckled, and heavily creased across its front section, including deformation around the center emblem and both front corners. The grille and surrounding center trim are displaced, with broken horizontal trim, damaged mesh, and irregular openings. Damage is also visible at the inner edge of the right-front headlamp assembly, where dark gaps and irregular broken-looking components appear adjacent to the grille. The left side of the front bumper has an open circular aperture where a cover is missing. A loose component is hanging below the opening, and light scuffing is visible around the area. Numerous small glass-like fragments are present along the windshield cowl below the windshield. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag is visibly deployed. The VIN decodes the vehicle as a left-hand-drive Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan, trim C300-4M, manufactured in South Africa. It is equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine (M264) and a seven-speed automatic transmission. The decode identifies front and side airbags, seat-belt pretensioners, and standard electronic safety systems; the drive type is not specified in the supplied NHTSA data. NHTSA records identify the following recalls for this make, model, and year: campaign 23V445000 for a fuel-pump issue that may cause loss of drive power; campaigns 21V058000 and 22V365000 for communication-module software issues affecting the emergency-call system; campaign 21V032000 concerning front seat-belt retraction; and campaign 22V232000 concerning rearview-camera display operation. The supplied information does not confirm whether any of these recalls have been completed.