2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS GLS450 4MATIC

The auction record lists the vehicle as “CERT OF TITLE – SALVAGE” with “FRONT END” as the primary damage. Stage 1’s visual assessment supports the front-end damage classification, citing extensive deformation and missing components across the front of the vehicle. The 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS has severe damage concentrated at both front corners and across the front end. The hood is extensively crushed and folded, with the left edge sharply bent upward and separated from the adjacent body panel. Both front fenders are heavily deformed, and the front bumper, grille, and headlamp assemblies are absent or substantially missing. The radiator support and lower crossmember show visible bends and irregular deformation, while wiring, brackets, plastic components, and other parts are exposed, displaced, or hanging. The radiator and condenser assemblies are fully exposed, and the upper radiator cover and surrounding engine-bay trim are cracked, broken, or displaced. The steering-wheel, dashboard passenger, side, and curtain airbags are visibly deployed. Loose airbag fabric and debris are present in the driver footwell and on the floor mat. The windshield has multiple branching cracks in its upper-left area. Detached and broken interior trim is visible in the rear cabin and cargo area, including a large detached trim or lamp assembly with exposed fasteners and internal components lying across the rear seat. Based on the VIN decode, this is a 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class GLS450 4MATIC SUV with all-wheel drive, a turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz of North America in Vance, Alabama. The visible damage indicates a major front-end collision with deployed occupant-restraint systems and damage extending into front structural-support and cooling-system areas. A complete repair assessment would require physical inspection, including verification of structural alignment, mechanical and cooling-system condition, wiring, sensor and driver-assistance systems, airbag-system replacement, and the operation of all repaired components.