2014 MERCEDES-BENZ GL GL450 4MATIC

The auction record lists the vehicle as “CERT OF TITLE-SALVAGE” with “FRONT END” as the primary damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the front-end damage classification, citing extensive deformation, missing components, and exposed internal assemblies. Stage 1 also notes that salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior and interior photographs. The front end has severe collision damage. The hood is extensively crushed and deeply folded across the front and center sections, with its front edge displaced above the exposed engine compartment. The front bumper cover, grille, headlamp assemblies, and surrounding trim are absent or heavily broken. The front fender and wheel-arch area have torn and irregular metal and plastic surfaces, with missing sections. The upper and lower front support members and bumper reinforcement are visibly bent and irregular. The radiator and condenser areas are exposed, and one radiator surface appears displaced and damaged. Multiple components, including wiring, brackets, and plastic pieces, are loose, detached, or hanging below the vehicle. These areas require a thorough physical inspection to determine the full extent of structural, cooling-system, electrical, and mechanical damage. Multiple airbags are visibly deployed, including the driver steering-wheel airbag, lower driver-side airbag, and front passenger dashboard airbag. Additional deployed white fabric is visible along the upper side of the cabin. Minor cosmetic scuffing is visible on the side doors, rear quarter panel, and rear bumper. Light abrasions and surface marks are also present on the left second-row seat bolster and cushion and on the visible second-row seat cushion.