2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS 450+ SUV EQS450+

The auction lists the primary damage as **Left Side**. Stage 1’s assessment supports this claim, noting extensive scraping and paint abrasion on the left lower doors and rocker panel. The lower section of the left front door has broad horizontal scuffing, gray material transfer, and areas of paint abrasion. Similar broad scuffing and paint abrasion are present along the lower section of the left rear door. The left-side rocker panel and adjacent lower door edges show extensive longitudinal scraping, surface abrasion, and visible material transfer. The reported damage is classified as moderate. According to the VIN decode, this is a 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ SUV, an electric sport utility vehicle manufactured by Mercedes-Benz of North America in Vance, Alabama. The decoded vehicle information identifies a 329-horsepower electric powertrain and standard equipment including ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, adaptive cruise control, and front and rear automatic emergency braking. Further inspection should confirm the condition of the rocker panel structure, door operation, paintwork, and any components behind the visibly scraped areas.