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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.

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7268 Crab

32 pieces in 16 part and color combinations.

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

Hinges, Arms and Turntables 14 pieces

  • Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End, with Groove Black Part 44301a Element 4183043 ×6
  • Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side, with Groove Dark Bluish Gray Part 44567a Element 4210892 ×1
  • Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers On End, with Groove, 9 Teeth Dark Bluish Gray Part 44302a Element 4210884 ×1
  • Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers On End, with Groove, 9 Teeth Red Part 44302a Element 6249371 or 6074865 ×6

Plates 13 pieces

  • Plate 2 x 2 Black Part 3022 Element 302226 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 3 Black Part 3021 Element 302126 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 4 Black Part 3020 Element 302026 ×2
  • Plate 4 x 4 Black Part 3031 Element 4243819 or 303126 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 2 Light Bluish Gray Part 3022 Element 4211397 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 2 Orange Part 3023 Element 4177932 or 4163009 ×5
  • Plate 1 x 2 Red Part 3023 Element 302321 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 3 Red Part 3623 Element 362321 ×1

Bars, Ladders and Fences 2 pieces

  • Lever Small Base with Black Lever Light Bluish Gray Part 298c02 Element 4221775 1 spare in the box ×2

Plates Wedged 2 pieces

  • Wedge Plate 4 x 2 Left Red Part 41770 Element 4161329 ×1
  • Wedge Plate 4 x 2 Right Red Part 41769 Element 4160866 ×1

Plates Special 1 piece

  • Plate Special 1 x 2 Side Handle [Free Ends] Light Bluish Gray Part 2540 Element 4211632 ×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.