2022 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS 450+

The auction lists the primary damage as “Undercarriage.” Stage 1 reports that undercarriage damage cannot be confirmed or ruled out from the photos and requires a physical inspection. The photos do show separate visible front-end collision damage, including a loose underbody component. The front end has extensive collision damage. The bumper cover and central fascia contain multiple large fractures, open breaks, and missing sections, with internal components and wiring exposed. The patterned grille and surrounding fascia are cracked and broken, and the lower grille and intake trim are separated, fractured, or hanging. The Mercedes emblem assembly is detached and hanging from the front bumper area. A front sensor module is exposed through an opening in the damaged fascia. The front right headlamp area has broken trim and open gaps, with internal lamp-area components visible. The lower bumper and intake sections show tears, fractures, white abrasion marks, and broad scraping around the front right corner. Damage is also visible toward the front left side, where the center grille and bumper cover have large irregular breaks and missing pieces. Underneath, a large component is hanging below the vehicle, with an electrical connector and wiring visible near the ground. Multiple detached underbody panels are lying on the ground, with broken and deformed mounting edges. The condition and attachment of remaining underbody components should be checked during a physical inspection. The VIN decodes this vehicle as a 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS-Class Sedan, trim EQS 450+, manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Cars in Germany. It is a battery-electric vehicle with a single motor and a stated output of 329 horsepower. Factory-listed safety equipment includes adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, lane-centering and lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring and intervention, rear cross-traffic alert, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and a rear visibility system. The exposed front sensor and damaged fascia may affect the operation or calibration of these systems; this requires testing after repairs. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year and vehicle line. Recall 23V309000 concerns high-voltage battery monitoring-system software that may fail to alert the driver to a battery malfunction; the remedy is a free battery-management-system software update. Recall 25V366000 concerns Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System software that may produce an incorrect external pedestrian warning sound while reversing; the remedy is a free software update. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Mercedes-Benz before purchase or operation.