2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC SUV

This 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 is listed by the auction with Salvage status and “Front End” as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the unverified Front End damage claim, based on extensive front-end damage and missing components. Salvage status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The vehicle has severe damage across the front end. The front bumper cover is detached and hanging below the grille, with deformation, abrasions, and displaced lower trim. The grille is displaced from its mounting position and secured with white straps. Both front headlamp assemblies are missing, leaving the mounting areas and internal components exposed. The hood has a raised, irregular front edge with uneven gaps, and the left front fender and adjacent corner panel are deformed, torn or open at the edges, and separated from the bumper area. The right front corner also has an open headlamp area, separated bumper panels, exposed internal components, and displaced body panels. Both left-side doors are missing, leaving the front and rear door openings exposed. A side-curtain airbag is deployed and hanging across the left rear passenger compartment. A detached headlamp assembly and multiple bumper, grille, trim, and wheel-well components are stored on the ground beside the vehicle. Additional detached blue body panels, trim pieces, and a large glass panel are stored in the cargo area rather than installed. The damage findings do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s frame, suspension, steering, powertrain, wiring, or other mechanical systems. A complete structural, mechanical, electrical, and restraint-system inspection will be required, along with verification that all removed parts are present, correct, and reusable. The vehicle should not be considered roadworthy in its current condition. The VIN decode identifies the vehicle as a German-built 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class SUV, specifically a GLC 300 4MATIC with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a nine-speed transmission. The records provided list multiple NHTSA safety recalls for the 2023 GLC 300/GLC 300 4MATIC, including fuel-pump shutdown, dashboard and auxiliary-heater connections, seat-rail fasteners, main fuse-box defects and possible incorrect replacement fuse boxes, headlamp adjustment caps, panoramic-roof C-pillar protection, and steering-coupling fasteners. A later listed recall concerns the driver’s door-lock microswitch on certain 2023–2024 GLC vehicles. Recall applicability and completion must be confirmed using the VIN and Mercedes-Benz service records before purchase or return to service.