2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 450 4MATIC

The vehicle is listed with a salvage condition and a “Rear” primary-damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the rear-damage classification, citing damage to the rear window glass, liftgate, rear bumper, and rear lighting. Additional substantial damage is visible along the driver-side rear door and rear quarter panel. The most severe damage is concentrated at the driver-side rear section. The rear door is extensively dented, creased, and pushed inward, including deformation around the handle, lower edge, and front seam. The adjacent quarter panel and wheel-arch area are deeply dented and creased, with scraped and transferred paint. The driver-side front door also has multiple horizontal scrapes and shallow dents along its lower and middle sections. The rear bumper cover has extensive scraping, cracking, and deformation. It is displaced and separated from the body at the driver-side corner, with open gaps, broken edges, exposed mounting points, and visible internal components. The rear liftgate has dents and creases, with irregular panel surfaces and gaps. Its window glass is missing; broken glass remnants and adhesive remain around the opening. The taillight assembly on the viewer’s left side has broken or missing lens sections and exposed internal areas. White curtain airbag fabric is visibly hanging from the interior roof-side area behind the front seats, indicating deployed curtain airbags. The visible findings do not establish the condition of the vehicle’s mechanical, structural, electrical, or safety systems beyond the listed damage. A comprehensive physical inspection is recommended before purchase, including checks of the body structure, door and liftgate operation, bumper and lamp mounting, window replacement requirements, airbag and restraint systems, wiring, and diagnostic fault codes. Factory decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class GLS450-4M SUV with all-wheel drive, a 3.0-liter turbocharged gasoline six-cylinder engine, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. It was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz of North America in the United States. Two NHTSA recall campaigns are listed for the 2018 GLS-Class. Campaign 21V058000 concerns communication-module software that may report an incorrect vehicle location through the emergency call system. Campaign 22V365000 concerns SIM-card software that may disable the emergency call system. The applicable repair for each recall is a free software update through a dealer or, where available, over the air. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Mercedes-Benz before purchase.