2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 450 4MATIC

The auction lists the primary damage as front-end damage. Stage 1’s photo-based assessment supports this claim: the photographs show extensive damage concentrated across the hood, front bumper, grille, front fenders, radiator area, and associated front-end components. The hood is severely buckled and creased across the front and both sides, with its leading edge displaced above the grille opening. The front bumper cover is detached, broken, and hanging outward, while the grille, surrounding fascia, lower trim, and chrome-colored bumper trim are missing, cracked, or displaced. The Mercedes emblem and its surrounding grille section are also detached and hanging forward. The radiator and condenser fins show multiple crushed, scraped, and distorted areas. The radiator support and surrounding front-end panels are visibly bent, fractured, and displaced. Both front fenders are severely deformed around the headlamp and wheel-arch areas, with broken plastic structure exposed. The headlamp lenses remain visibly present, but the mounting areas and surrounding structures on both sides are fractured and incomplete. Inside the vehicle, the driver-side front roof and windshield-pillar curtain airbag and the rear passenger-side curtain airbag are visibly deployed. These findings indicate substantial collision involvement, and the condition of the structural components, cooling system, lighting systems, wiring, restraints, and any related mechanical or electronic systems should be confirmed through a comprehensive physical inspection and repair assessment. The VIN decodes as a 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class GLS 450-4M SUV with all-wheel drive, a 3.0-liter turbocharged M276 six-cylinder gasoline engine, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. NHTSA records list a recall concerning communication-module software that may disable the emergency-call system, with an over-the-air or dealer software update provided as the remedy. A second recall applies to certain 2019–2023 GLS 450 vehicles and concerns an improperly secured 48-volt ground connection under the passenger seat, which may overheat and increase fire risk; the remedy is dealer inspection and tightening as necessary. Recall completion should be verified for this specific vehicle.