2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC SLC300

The vehicle is listed with a salvage-title condition and the auction’s primary-damage designation is “FRONT END.” Stage 1 reports that the extensive visible front-end damage supports the stated front-end primary-damage claim; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The front end has severe damage. The bumper cover, grille, central fascia, and both headlamp assemblies are missing or torn away, exposing the radiator area, internal front structure, wiring, and other components. The visible front cross-panel and support areas are bent and irregular, while the radiator and condenser area has bent fins and displaced surrounding panels. The hood is heavily buckled and deeply creased across the front and both corners. Both front fenders are extensively creased and torn around the wheel openings. Damage is also present along both sides and at the rear. The left door and lower side panel have dents, creases, and longitudinal scuffing. The left rear quarter panel is deeply crushed and torn around the tail-lamp area and wheel arch, with extensive white paint transfer and abrasion. At the rear, both rear lamp assemblies are missing, and both rear bumper corners are torn, heavily abraded, and exposing internal material. The right rear quarter panel is also visibly crushed and creased around the lamp area and wheel arch. Wiring and connectors are hanging or disconnected in the damaged front-end and left-front areas. The findings indicate extensive collision damage affecting exterior panels, lighting, bumper and support components, and the front cooling area. The condition of concealed structural components, mechanical systems, electrical systems, and the vehicle’s operability requires physical inspection and testing.