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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.

Fright Knights Fire Cart

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2538 Fright Knights Fire Cart

17 pieces in 13 part and color combinations, plus 1 minifigure.

LEGO counts 20 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 21, including the 4 parts inside the minifigures; 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

Black 4 pieces

  • Animal, Bat Black Part 30103 Element 4587312 or 4106513 ×1
  • Plate Special 1 x 2 with Handles [Flat Ends / Low Attachment] Black Part 3839b Element 383926 ×1
  • Plate Special 2 x 2 with Wheel Holder Black Part 4488 Element 6092658 or 448826 ×2

Brown 4 pieces

  • Barrel 2 x 2 x 2 Brown Part 2489 Element 248925 ×1
  • Plate Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 (+ Opening) Brown Part 4032a Element 403225 ×1
  • Wheel Wagon Small (27mm D.) Brown Part 2470 Element 4248114 or 247075 ×2

Light Gray 2 pieces

  • Brick Special 1 x 1 with Headlight Light Gray Part 4070 Element 407002 ×2

Trans-Neon Orange 2 pieces

  • Wave / Flame Rounded with Base Pegs Trans-Neon Orange Part 6126a ×2

Yellow 2 pieces

  • Plate 2 x 4 Yellow Part 3020 Element 302024 ×1
  • Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper) Yellow Part 3794a ×1

Dark Gray 1 piece

  • Weapon Crossbow and Bolt Dark Gray Part 2570 Element 257027 ×1

Red 1 piece

  • Plate 1 x 2 Red Part 3023 Element 302321 ×1

[No Color/Any Color] 1 piece

  • Sticker Sheet for Set 1249-1, 2538-1 [No Color/Any Color] Part stickerupn0107 Element 4117694 ×1

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Knight (Fright Knights) - Red Legs, Black Hips Minifigure, checked as a whole figure ×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.