2017 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS

The auction record identifies this vehicle as a 2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris with a “CERT OF TITLE-SALVAGE TITLE” designation and lists FRONT END as the primary damage. The salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the FRONT END classification through extensive damage to the hood, bumper, grille, headlamps, and exposed front-end components. The front end has severe collision damage. The hood is extensively buckled, with deep creases, large folds, and a raised, uneven leading edge across the center and both front corners. The front bumper cover and lower fascia are torn, detached, and hanging forward, while the grille is displaced from the body with separated edges and exposed components behind it. The visible front reinforcement is bowed and deformed. The radiator and other cooling components are exposed because the bumper and grille coverings are missing or displaced. Both front lighting areas are affected. The left headlamp assembly is displaced outward, with damage to the surrounding trim and mounting area. The right headlamp is missing, leaving its cavity and internal components exposed. The left front fender is deformed and has a sharp crease near the fender-to-door seam, with an irregular opening at the adjacent joint. The driver airbags are visibly deployed from the steering wheel and lower dashboard. The available findings do not confirm the condition of the passenger restraint system, engine, transmission, cooling system, steering, suspension, frame structure, or other components not visible in the supplied findings. A complete mechanical, structural, electrical, and airbag-system inspection will be required before purchase or road use. The vehicle should be transported rather than driven until the front-end and restraint-system damage have been repaired and verified. The VIN decodes as a Mercedes-Benz Metris cargo van manufactured for the 2017 model year, with 4x2 drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline M274 engine, and a stated Spanish assembly plant. The decoder notes that the model year may require reconfirmation, although the decoded VIN information identifies the vehicle as a 2017 model. NHTSA records list recalls for this make, model, and model year involving the driveshaft securing bolts, emergency-call communication software, the auxiliary battery compartment cover, electric power steering components, fuel hoses and connections, transmission support mounting, the passenger airbag inflator on certain production vehicles, front axle wheel bearings, blind-spot monitoring equipment, brake-fluid reservoir mounting, the rearview camera, and tire/load-capacity labeling and tire compliance. Recall completion status is not provided; the VIN should be checked with Mercedes-Benz or an authorized dealer to confirm which campaigns apply and whether all remedies have been completed.