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.
129 pieces in 80 part and color combinations, plus 3 minifigures.
LEGO counts 130 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 141, including the 12 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.
Equipment BinocularsBlackPart 30162Element 6034002 or 6003301×1
Dark Gray
1 piece
Animal, Cat, Standing [Plain]Dark GrayPart 6175Element 4189011 or 617527×1
[No Color/Any Color]
1 piece
Sticker Sheet for Set 5847-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 71938Element 4111849×1
Minifigures
3 figures
Belville Figure, Boy, Orange Life JacketMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Belville Figure, White Skirt, Yellow HatMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Belville Figure, Girl, Medium Dark Pink Skirt, Bows, and HeadbandsMinifigure, 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.
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.