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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.

Buster Bulldog's Fire Engine

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3638 Buster Bulldog's Fire Engine

19 pieces in 13 part and color combinations.

LEGO counts 17 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 19; 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

Red 13 pieces

  • Box 4 x 4 x 2 Bottom with Semicircle Cut-out Ends Red Part 4461 Element 4141347 ×1
  • Brick 1 x 4 Red Part 3010 Element 301021 ×1
  • Brick 2 x 4 Red Part 3001 Element 300121 ×4
  • Brick Curved 1 x 4 x 2 Fabuland Bell Shape Red Part fabupn0038 ×3
  • Fabuland Figure Bertie Bulldog with White Head, Red Torso, Arms and Hands, Black Legs and Red Fireman Helmet Red Part fabfig0002c07pr0001 ×1
  • Fabuland Fire Ladder Holder 2 x 4 x 2 1/2 Red Part 3999 Element 4141365 ×1
  • Turntable 4 x 4 Square Base with Top, Complete Assembly Red Part 3403c01 Element 4221665 or 4143678 ×1
  • Windowscreen 1 x 4 x 5 Curved Top Red Part 4463 Element 4141378 ×1

Black 4 pieces

  • Fabuland, Tool Pickaxe Black Part fabupn0015 ×1
  • Fabuland, Vehicle Base, Car Chassis 12 x 6 with Tow Hook [Complete Assembly] Black Part 4362acx1 ×1
  • Weapon Axe (Fabuland) Black Part 4438 Element 4141367 ×2

Yellow 2 pieces

  • Brick Curved 1 x 4 x 2 Fabuland Bell Shape with Headlights Yellow Part fabupn0039 ×1
  • Ladder 16 x 4 with Semi-Circular Pivot Yellow Part 4000 ×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.