2024 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300

The auction lists the primary damage as rear damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this claim, with extensive damage to the rear bumper assembly, bumper corners, trunk lid, and left rear quarter panel. The rear bumper cover is severely damaged, detached, and broken, with displaced sections and large openings exposing mounting components, brackets, wiring, and internal structures. Body-colored sections are missing from both rear corners. The lower rear trim and diffuser area are also separated and hanging below the rear body, with broken and displaced portions. The left rear bumper corner is pulled outward and downward from the vehicle. The trunk lid has moderate inward denting and creasing in the center and lower area around the license-plate section. The left rear quarter panel has a pronounced depression and creasing near the wheel arch and bumper junction, along with scuffing and paint-transfer marks. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 300 4MATIC sedan with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline M254 engine, turbocharging, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. It was manufactured in South Africa. Three NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this make, model, and year range: fuel-pump shutdown with possible loss of drive power (23V880000), incorrectly manufactured 80-amp fuses that may cause loss of drive power or safety functions and increase fire risk (24V115000), and a driver-side seat-belt tensioner-cover issue that may allow the anchor to come loose (25V253000). Recall completion should be confirmed by VIN with Mercedes-Benz or an authorized dealer. The documented damage is concentrated at the rear and appears to require replacement or repair of the rear bumper components, lower rear trim, trunk lid, and left rear quarter-panel area. The condition of concealed structural, electrical, restraint, exhaust, suspension, and mechanical components cannot be determined from these findings and should be checked during a physical inspection.