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LEGO Missing Piece Checker

Rule out the usual hiding places first. If the piece really is gone, check the set piece by piece and leave with the element ID LEGO asks for, or a link to buy the part.

4.5V Motor Set

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107 4.5V Motor Set

31 pieces in 13 part and color combinations.

LEGO counts 137 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 31; the two do not always count the same elements, so their totals differ. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

Before you call it missing

Builders who report a missing piece often find it in one of these places. Tick each one off as you look.

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Piece checklist

Wheels and Tyres 22 pieces

  • Technic Tread Crawler Black Part 498 ×2
  • Tyre Offset Tread 24 x 8 Black Part 3483 Element 4501048 or 348326 ×4
  • Tyre for Train Wheel for Electric Train Motor 12V Black Part 458 ×4
  • Train Wheel Spoked for Motor Red Part upn0383a ×4
  • Wheel Old with 4 Studs Red Part 7039 Element 7039 ×4
  • Wheel with Split Axle hole Red Part 3482 Element 4240344 or 348221 ×4

Electronics 5 pieces

  • Battery Box, 4.5V 6 x 11 x 3 1/3 Type 3 [Complete Assembly] Black Part 468c03 ×1
  • Motor, Train, 4.5V 12 x 4 x 3 1/3 Type II Black Part upn0259c01 ×1
  • Electric Connector, 2 Way Male Rounded Narrow Type 1 with Cross-Cut Pins Blue Part upn0142c01 ×2
  • Wire 12V / 4.5V with Two Leads [Undetermined Length] White Part 74503 ×1

Technic Axles 2 pieces

  • Technic Axle 6 Milky White Part 3706 ×2

Plates Special 1 piece

  • Plate Special 6 x 16 with Motor Opening Wide Black Part 3058b Element 4159871 ×1

Technic Bricks 1 piece

  • Technic Brick 2 x 4 with Top/Side/End Holes and Hollow Studs Light Gray Part 3709a ×1

Tick each piece as you find it, or mark it missing.

When a piece really is missing

Ask LEGO

LEGO takes requests for pieces missing from a new set through its customer service site. The form asks for the set number and each piece's element ID, the number printed beside the piece in the parts list at the back of the instructions. This checker lists both.

Request a replacement from LEGO

Buy the piece

Mark a piece missing and your list links it to an eBay search for that part, which also covers pieces from older or second-hand sets.

Keep a record

Copy or download your missing list (the CSV opens in any spreadsheet), or print the whole checklist and tick pieces off on paper. Your marks stay in this browser, so you can check a big set over several sittings.