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# Pull-A-Part: Admission, Tools, Prices, Returns and Owner

> Pull-A-Part charges $2 to get in ($1 for VIPs), bans jacks and torches, and takes most parts back for 30 days as credit. Its fees, warranty and owner.

*Detailing & Maintenance · 21 min read · 4,799 words*

## The short version

- Pull-A-Part is run by Pull-A-Part, LLC of Atlanta, a private company the Cohen family started in 1997. It runs 35 self-service yards in 16 states: 28 under its own name and 7 under U-Pull-&-Pay, which it bought in 2022.
- Admission is $2, or $1 for VIP Club members, and free for veterans, service members and local first responders. You must be 16 and sign a waiver.
- Bring your own tools. Cars sit on stands, so jacks are banned, as are torches, grinders, car batteries and gas cans.
- Each part has one price whatever car it comes from, with taxes, an Environmental and Services Fee and any core charge on top. The store price list would not load for us, so we quote no part prices.
- Most parts can come back within 30 days with the receipt, for a matching part or store credit, never cash. Tires and wheels get 3 days; a paid extended warranty stretches the window to 120 days.
- Its own pages disagree in 9 places we recorded, from the store count to whether it pulls parts for you.

Pull-A-Part is a chain of self-service junkyards: you pay a small admission fee, walk rows of salvaged cars with your own tools, pull the part yourself and pay one listed price for it, whatever car it came from. On 17 and 18 October 2026 we read Pull-A-Part’s [How It Works](https://www.pullapart.com/used-auto-parts/how-it-works/), [Parts Pricing](https://www.pullapart.com/used-auto-parts/parts-pricing/) and [FAQ](https://www.pullapart.com/faq/) pages, its return and warranty policy, part-pulling fees, VIP Club, ownership and location pages and privacy policy, plus an EPA settlement with one of its yards. We used no inventory search or vehicle selector and entered nothing into any form. This site has no commercial relationship with Pull-A-Part or any parts seller. Selling a car to a yard is covered in our guide to [selling a junk car](https://baronauto1.com/trade-your-car/sell-a-junk-car/).

**Figure: What happens when you bring a Pull-A-Part part back**

A two-column table of eight return situations from Pull-A-Part's own FAQ: most used parts can be exchanged or returned for store credit within 30 days with the receipt, with no cash refunds; a paid extended warranty stretches that to 120 days; cores are refunded in cash within 30 days with the receipt; tires and wheels carry a 3-day limited warranty; hybrid batteries, used coolant, washer fluid, fuses and thrift items are sold as-is; nothing is accepted without the receipt, or if the part was taken apart or lacks Pull-A-Part's marking; and every return is at the store manager's discretion.

Read from Pull-A-Part's Parts Return and Warranty Policy, core-charge, receipt and Parts Pricing pages on 17 and 18 October 2026.

## Who owns Pull-A-Part, and where its yards are

Pull-A-Part, LLC owns it; the site footer reads “© 2026 Pull-A-Part, LLC.” Its Our Story page says “In 1997, the Cohen family launched Pull-A-Part, LLC, opening three locations in the Metro Atlanta area,” growing out of a family scrap business from “the early 1900s.” Today “Members of the third and fourth generations of the Cohen family continue to lead the company forward,” and it is “Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.” It is private: EDGAR, the SEC’s filing database, has no Pull-A-Part entity, so there is no annual report and no outside owner named anywhere we read.

**U-Pull-&-Pay is Pull-A-Part too.** On 29 August 2022 Pull-A-Part announced it had acquired U-Pull-&-Pay from “The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ)”, part of “the Nucor family of steel and steel products companies.” Pull-A-Part, then at 25 stores in 12 states, would “add 11 locations in the U.S., including its first locations in Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania,” and keep U-Pull-&-Pay “as a separate brand.” “The terms of the Pull-A-Part acquisition of U-Pull-&-Pay (UPAP) are not disclosed.” Its privacy policy, effective 5 May 2026, covers “U-Pull-&-Pay, LLC, a Pull-A-Part Company.”

**The footprint.** Our Story says Pull-A-Part “operates 35 locations across 16 states,” and the [Locations page](https://www.pullapart.com/locations/) lists exactly 35 stores: by our count, 28 link to Pull-A-Part store pages and 7 to the U-Pull-&-Pay site. That is one fewer than the 36 the 2022 release promised (25 plus 11, by our arithmetic). Colorado and New Mexico have only U-Pull-&-Pay stores, so Pull-A-Part-branded yards are in 14 states.

**Stores on Pull-A-Part’s Locations page, by state and brand (read 17 October 2026; brand taken from where each store links)**

| State | Pull-A-Part stores | U-Pull-&-Pay stores |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alabama | Birmingham, Montgomery | None |
| Arizona | Tucson | Phoenix |
| Colorado | None | Aurora, Colorado Springs, Denver |
| Florida | Fort Myers, West Palm Beach | Orlando |
| Georgia | Atlanta East, Atlanta North, Atlanta South, Augusta | None |
| Indiana and Kentucky | Indianapolis; Louisville | None |
| Louisiana and Mississippi | Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans West; Jackson | None |
| New Mexico | None | Albuquerque |
| North and South Carolina | Charlotte, Winston-Salem; Columbia | None |
| Ohio and Pennsylvania | Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland West; Pittsburgh | None |
| Tennessee | Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville | None |
| Texas | Corpus Christi, El Paso | Houston |

Two cautions. An older FAQ answer still says “one of our 25 locations,” and the store list in Pull-A-Part’s video library includes a Mobile store the Locations page does not; trust the Locations page. And “U-Pull-&-Pay Indianapolis and U-Pull-&-Pay Louisville stores are independently owned and operated locations (not owned by Pull-A-Part)”, so their rules are their own. We read nothing on U-Pull-&-Pay’s own website beyond its robots.txt; where a Pull-A-Part answer names both brands, we say so. Pick-n-Pull is a separate chain with its own rules, covered on [our Pick-n-Pull page](https://baronauto1.com/car-care/pick-n-pull/).

## How a Pull-A-Part yard works

The model rests on one decision, stated on the How It Works page: “we inventory quality used cars, not the separate parts found in each. Individual auto parts are being pulled from our inventory all day long making it impossible to know exactly which parts are still in the cars at any given time. This creates our low-cost advantage.”

So the online inventory tells you which cars are on a yard, not whether the alternator is still in one. Pull-A-Part says it has “roughly 2,000+ cars at each salvage yard with fresh cars placed on the lot each day,” organized “by sections and rows.” Inventory is “updated every night,” and “parts are only available on a first come, first served basis.” New arrivals follow a rhythm: “Pull-A-Part does not put new vehicles out in rows on Saturdays and Sundays,” and once set, “vehicles are generally on the yard between 60 to 90 days.”

Do not expect the store to check for you: “You can’t call our stores to ask if we have the part or its condition; you gotta come in to see if it’s there and remove it yourself with your own tools.” The help on offer is a computer cross-reference at the counter or an in-store kiosk: staff “will be able to quickly tell you what other makes, models and years also used the same part.” Interchange data is compiled rather than guaranteed, so decode your own car first; our page on [parts by VIN](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/parts-by-vin/#interchange) explains which details narrow a match.

**Hours.** “We’re open 7 days a week and closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Sales, admissions and car buying hours vary.” Arrive early: “All Admissions closes 30 minutes before Sales,” after which you can still pay or exchange “but you cannot be admitted to the yard.” Location pages print their own hours.

**Whole cars.** The FAQ says “Pull-A-Part and U-Pull-&-Pay stores now sell whole cars,” but “As salvage vehicles, these cars are sold as ‘parts cars’ and are not eligible to be re-titled.” They are parts sources, not cars to register. Our guide to [salvage titles](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/what-is-a-salvage-title/) explains the brand such cars carry.

## Admission, the age limit, the waiver and yard rules

**Getting in.** “Our standard admission fee is $2 and $1 for VIP members.” Pull-A-Part also offers “FREE admissions to all veterans and service members year-round, as well as first responders who serve in the communities we are located in” with identification. The Atlanta East location page prints the same two prices.

**Age, ID and the waiver.** The FAQ: “you must be at least 16 years old or older to enter any Pull-A-Part yard. This is an insurance requirement. Proof of age, such as a government-issued photo I.D. may be required for entry. All customers are required to sign a waiver before entering the yard.” The waiver is not online: “you can find the liability waiver posted in all stores,” so read it there before you sign. If your license is scanned, the privacy policy lists “Drivers’ License Data” among what Pull-A-Part collects.

**No work on your own car.** The rule the FAQ repeats most: “we do not allow customers to work on their vehicles at our locations. This includes all repairs and maintenance, no matter how minor,” including “in our parking lots.” Pull the part, pay, and fit it somewhere else.

**Other rules.** Customers must “not bring firearms into our stores unless they are authorized law enforcement,” and “Commercial or professional photography is not allowed without company permission.” The ground is rough (“covered with multiple levels of gravel and are not paved”), and a motorized mobility aid is allowed on the yard “after signing a waiver.”

## Tools: what to bring and what is banned

“Yes, you need to bring your own tools.” Pull-A-Part supplies the heavy gear: “The cars are displayed on stands so you don’t need a jack. We supply an A-Frame and Hoist to assist removing an engine or a transmission. We also provide a lift to move the engine or transmission to the exit.” The stands are made by “welding the two wheels together,” and wheelbarrows are “free of charge” at all locations.

**Tools and equipment at a Pull-A-Part yard, in Pull-A-Part’s own words (FAQ and How It Works, read 17 October 2026)**

| Allowed | Not allowed |
| --- | --- |
| Your own “manual and battery powered tools” | “torches, grinders or jacks”; “incendiary tools (spark producing)” |
| “small generators” (gas or battery) and a “compressor/generator that you can carry by hand” | “extra gas tanks”: fill the generator before you go out |
| “jumper boxes” | “lead acid batteries (i.e. car and motorcycle batteries) and cans full of gas” |
| Your own wheelbarrow, or a free one | Your own golf cart |

The bans that catch people out are the jack and the car battery: the car is already up, and a jumper box, not a spare 12-volt battery, is how you test a window motor or radio on the row. The FAQ prints no socket list; its advice is “If you’re unsure of what to bring, please check with your local mechanic.”

**Golf carts.** “We do offer golf cart rentals at many Pull-A-Part locations ONLY (subject to availability). The cost to rent is $7.50 for the first hour (with a refundable $20 deposit). After the first hour, the cost is $3.75 for each additional 30 minutes.” By our arithmetic, two hours cost $15, deposit returned. Nothing “over 200 pounds” goes on a cart, so ask staff to move engines and transmissions.

## What comes off a car before you see it

“The only parts we remove from vehicles before they are placed on the display yard are those parts that represent a safety hazard (batteries, airbags), environmental hazard (mercury switches, fluids), or a legal compliance concern (catalytic converters and some metals).” Everything else is for sale “on a first-come, first-served basis.”

**Batteries** are not lost to you: they “are pulled from the vehicles, tested, and the ones that are still good are placed at the front counter.” Ask at the counter. Our guide to [how battery warranties work](https://baronauto1.com/car-care/car-battery-warranty/#how-battery-warranties-work) shows what a new battery’s cover adds by comparison.

**Airbags.** “Effective June 1, 2019, Pull-A-Part no longer sells airbags,” the FAQ says, citing “significant manufacturer recalls,” then adds: “However, we do sell seat airbags with the purchase of certain seats.” The Parts Pricing page says Pull-A-Part “will not resell any driver or front passenger seat airbags or related airbag components, with the exception of Horn Covers,” and advises: “you should check the recall status of a vehicle from which any parts are being removed, by going to www.nhtsa.gov.” Our guides to [checking for open recalls](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/how-to-check-a-car-for-open-recalls/) and [airbag recalls by VIN](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/airbag-check-by-vin/#recalls) walk through it.

**Catalytic converters.** “No catalytic converters are available for sale at any Pull-A-Part or U-Pull-&-Pay stores.” Pull-A-Part’s stated reason is “Federal law prohibits the sale of used catalytic converters”; that is its own summary of the law, which this page does not test. Our page on [converter replacement](https://baronauto1.com/car-care/catalytic-converter-replacement-cost/#aftermarket) covers the rules. The rest of the exhaust is for sale: “We do sell exhaust system components.”

**Fuel, refrigerant, keys and miles.** Gas tanks are sold, but “you will have to patch the hole to make it usable,” because the yard punctures them to drain the fuel. The A/C “refrigerant and resulting pressure is removed.” Keys are rare (“generally, no; keys are not with the vehicle”), and mileage is not recorded: “We don’t record this information when vehicles arrive.” Judge wear on the row.

## How Pull-A-Part prices parts, and what is added at the till

The Parts Pricing page: “By philosophy and design, our online used auto parts pricing structure is intentionally simple and each specific part has the same price, regardless of the make, model, or year.” The FAQ’s example: “the price for a 6-cylinder engine is fixed, whether it is in a 1972 Plymouth Fury or 1996 Mercedes.” So the price depends on what the part is, not the badge of the car it came from: a part from a luxury car costs what the same kind of part from an economy car costs. The rule is about the car, not the store; the price list is chosen by store.

**We could not read the price list itself.** The pricing page loads each store’s list from a separate Pull-A-Part service once you pick a store. On 18 October 2026 that service did not answer (the store menu stayed empty and our requests timed out), so this page quotes no part price. Look up your store’s list before you start pulling, or ask at the counter.

**What the listed price leaves out.** “Total Price does not include local taxes and fees.” The main fee is the Environmental and Services Fee, “a small percentage of your purchase” (the percentage is not printed), which Pull-A-Part says it charges, “As is common in our industry,” to offset environmental compliance costs, with the services part paying for security and systems. Core charges come on top. Anything off the list is priced by hand: “Each Store Manager or Retail Chief will determine a fair price for anything not shown on the price list.”

**Paying.** “Pull-A-Part accepts cash and major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover) as forms of payment. Pull-A-Part does not accept business or personal checks at this time.” A customer entitled to a sales-tax exemption must set it up at each store: “You will need to present documentation at each store that you buy from.”

### Core charges

“A ‘Core Charge’ is similar to the deposit you might pay for a can or bottle of soda.” The four steps, as printed: the part “contains a component that is recyclable”; “The Core Charge deposit is charged at the time of purchase”; when your old part comes back, “the charge is refunded to you”; and “If you have the old part with you at the point of purchase, you will not have to pay this charge.”

The refund is the one thing Pull-A-Part pays in cash: bring the old part “along with your receipt - this will be refunded in cash, not store credit.” The return policy adds a deadline the core-charge answer omits: cash “if the return is within 30 days of the original purchase.” Work to the 30 days. The amount is not printed and “may vary depending on the state in which you buy your part.” If the part you are replacing is already off your car, bring it and the deposit never leaves your pocket.

**Figure: Annotated photograph**

Three numbered callouts over the photograph mark a stacked panel, the bumpers and a marked part, each with one fact from Pull-A-Part’s FAQ, How It Works and return policy pages.

Pull-A-Part’s FAQ, How It Works and return policy pages, read on 16 October 2026: Cars sit on welded wheel stands, so jacks, torches and grinders stay off the yard (callout 1); Batteries, airbags, fluids and catalytic converters come out before a car is set (callout 2); Keep the receipt and the Pull-A-Part marking: returns need both within 30 days (callout 3). The photograph is illustrative.

## Pull-A-Part’s return and exchange policy, as printed

The FAQ’s Parts Return and Warranty Policy opens: “Most parts include a 30-day warranty. If you are not 100% satisfied with your used auto parts purchase, you may return or exchange the item(s) within 30-days of the original purchase with your receipt. We will not accept parts for return or exchange without a receipt. Parts can be exchanged for matching parts or returned for a store credit that can be used at any Pull-A-Part location. With the exception of core deposits, we do not offer cash refunds for returned parts. The returned part(s) must be the original part purchased, properly marked with the original Pull-A-Part marking, and not disassembled.”

Three things follow. The “30-day warranty” is a right to swap or take store credit, not a promise to pay for a repair or for fitting the part twice. The remedy is never cash, except core deposits. And the part must come back as it left: the same part, still marked, in one piece, so opening up a used part to look inside can end the return. Over all of it: “All exchanges or returns are at the discretion of the Store Manager.”

**Return windows and remedies by item type, from Pull-A-Part’s Parts Return and Warranty Policy (read 17 October 2026)**

| What you bought | Window | What you can get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Most used parts | 30 days, with the receipt | A matching part, or store credit good at any Pull-A-Part location |
| Parts with the paid extended warranty | 120 days, with the receipt | A matching part, or store credit |
| Tires and wheels | 3 days, with the receipt | Exchange, or store credit |
| Hybrid batteries | None | Sold “AS-IS”: no exchange or return |
| Used coolant, windshield washer fluid, fuses, thrift store items | None | Sold “AS-IS”: no exchange or return |
| Cores you bring back | 30 days, with the receipt | The core charge, in cash |

**Tires and wheels** have “a 3-day limited warranty,” for exchange or store credit. The Parts Pricing page adds a warning: “Pull-A-Part makes no representations or warranties as to the usability of any tires. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to have tires professionally inspected, mounted and installed.” It also calls “Tire carcasses” “unfit for road use on a passenger vehicle.” Have any used tire inspected before it goes on a car.

**Hybrid batteries and fluids.** “Hybrid batteries are not covered by Pull-A-Part’s Standard Return and Exchange Policy. These items are sold ‘AS-IS’ and are not eligible for exchange or return.” Nor are “used coolant, windshield washer fluid, fuses, or thrift store items.” A used hybrid pack carries no return at all; our [used hybrid guide](https://baronauto1.com/buying-guides/used-hybrid-buying-guide/#battery) explains why its health is hard to judge by eye.

**Receipts and credit.** “In order to exchange or return parts, you will need your receipt.” Store credit does not expire, but “if you’re not a VIP member, it’s your responsibility to keep track of the receipt with your listed credits.” New parts bought online follow different rules; our page on [Summit Racing’s return policy](https://baronauto1.com/car-care/summit-racing/#returns) reads one parts retailer’s.

### The paid 120-day extended warranty

Pull-A-Part sells one add-on: “Pull-A-Part offers a 120-day extended warranty on some types of used auto parts for an additional fee. If the part(s) you are purchasing are eligible for an extended warranty, your cashier will inform you of this option at your time of purchase. If you purchase an extended warranty, your part(s) may be exchanged for matching parts or returned for store credit within 120-days of the original purchase with your receipt. Core returns are still limited to 30-days regardless of the warranty term.”

That is all we found. The fee and the list of eligible parts are not printed, and a page with extended-warranty in its address, listed in Pull-A-Part’s own sitemap, returned an HTTP 404 error. The paragraph does settle the remedy: the same exchange-or-credit as the standard policy, for four times as long (120 days against 30, by our arithmetic). It says nothing about labor or other costs and does not extend the core deadline. Ask the price before paying; it buys most for a part that will sit for weeks before it goes on.

**Store credit, not cash.** Outside core deposits, Pull-A-Part does not refund returned parts in cash, under the standard policy or the extended warranty. If the part was wrong for your car, the money stays at Pull-A-Part as credit or a matching part. Check fit before you pay, and keep the receipt.

## Paying Pull-A-Part to pull the part for you

The self-service rule has had an exception since 2021: “Pull-A-Part now provides limited part-pulling services at all of our used auto parts retail locations. This means we now pull SOME parts for an additional fee.” The [part-pulling page](https://www.pullapart.com/partpulling/) names 8 stores (Atlanta East, Atlanta South, Birmingham, Charlotte, Columbia, Indianapolis, Memphis and Louisville) and warns: “Not all car parts are pulled at all locations ... Pull Fee is subject to change based on vehicle type.” The Used Auto Parts overview has not caught up; it still says prices are low because “we do not pull the parts for you.”

The fee table has 105 rows by our count, from $5 (center cap, glove box door, mud flap) to $150 for an engine; 61 rows are $25 or less.

**Selected part-pulling fees from Pull-A-Part’s Part Pulling Fees table (read 18 October 2026; pulling only, part price extra)**

| Part as listed | Pull fee |
| --- | --- |
| Engine (Any) | $150 |
| Transmission (Any) | $120 |
| Radiator (w/o Shroud) | $40 |
| Door (Car) | $30 |
| Headlight Assembly | $30 |
| Alternator | $25 |
| Starter | $25 |
| Center Cap | $5 |

The fee buys labor only. The table’s note says the fees “do not include the cost of the part, sales tax, core charges, and environmental fees,” and the FAQ adds: “We still do not ship parts to individuals or transfer them to other locations at this time.” These are standing fees, not an offer, but confirm them at the store.

## The VIP Club: what joining gets you, and what it asks

The VIP Club is Pull-A-Part’s free loyalty program for both brands. Its listed benefits include “VIP Rewards - earn 3% store credit on all qualifying retail purchases of used auto parts,” “$1 off yard admission on every visit,” “Digital receipt copies stored automatically” and a “History of open warranties and/or core returns.” New members get store credit “equal to two free yard admissions.”

**How rewards work.** They are “calculated on the subtotal price of used auto parts purchased (after any discount and before any taxes or fees are applied).” By our arithmetic, a hypothetical $100 parts subtotal earns $3 of store credit. “VIP Rewards are NOT redeemable for cash,” are not issued “retroactively after the time of purchase,” and “Bulk buyers and/or commercial customers (including all businesses) are prohibited from earning VIP Rewards store credit.”

**What it asks.** Earning rewards means staying on the marketing list: members “must maintain their preferred method of contact (text messaging or email) in order to receive exclusive VIP-only coupons, discounts, and other promotional messages (typically 1-2 messages per month) - as well as to earn VIP Rewards.” Opting out keeps the other benefits but ends the rewards. The privacy policy says “We do not sell your information to third parties.”

**Where it works.** “Your benefits are good at all Pull-A-Part and U-Pull-&-Pay stores nationwide,” says the VIP page, but not at the two independently owned U-Pull-&-Pay stores in Indianapolis and Louisville; Pull-A-Part’s own yards in those cities take it. For a repeat visitor the practical gains are the $1 off each admission and receipts that cannot be lost, which the 30-day return depends on.

## The public record, and where Pull-A-Part’s pages disagree

**One EPA settlement.** A search for regulatory actions naming Pull-A-Part found one, which we read in full: an Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order between EPA Region 4 and Pull-A-Part of Augusta, LLC, Docket No. CWA-04-2024-1100(b). It concerns the Augusta, Georgia yard’s oil spill prevention plan, not parts or customers. EPA inspected on 21 March 2023 “to determine compliance with the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations,” and the attached form ticks 9 findings, the largest “Inadequate containment or drainage for Loading Area” at $450. The parties settled “for a penalty of $1,450.” The company “does not contest the inspection findings and neither admits nor denies the allegations in the Form,” and certified the violations “have been corrected” (or would be, on a timetable EPA agreed). Filed on 26 August 2024, the case is listed as closed on 10 September 2024: “Payment Received.” We found no OSHA, attorney-general or court record naming Pull-A-Part.

**Where its own pages disagree.** We recorded 9 places:

- **Store count:** 35 (Our Story, About, Locations), “25” (one FAQ answer), 36 (the 2022 release).
- **Which stores:** the video library lists Mobile, which the Locations page does not, and omits four that it does.
- **Part pulling:** “we do not pull the parts for you” against a paid service the FAQ places at all retail locations and a page naming 8 stores.
- **Airbags:** “no longer sells airbags” but sells “seat airbags with the purchase of certain seats” (FAQ), against no “driver or front passenger seat airbags” (Parts Pricing).
- **Core refunds:** a 30-day limit in the return policy, none in the core-charge answer.
- **Terms:** the VIP Club is “governed by any existing Terms and Conditions,” but the only such document published is the privacy policy’s “SMS Terms and Conditions.”
- **VIP coverage:** “all” stores, except two U-Pull-&-Pay stores that are independently owned.
- **Asking about a part:** representatives “will be happy to look up any part you need” (How It Works), but “You can’t call our stores to ask if we have the part” (FAQ).
- **One price:** the same price “regardless of the make, model, or year,” while the pull fee varies “based on vehicle type” and core charges by state.

None of these touches the terms a buyer relies on most: the admission price, the 30-day exchange-or-credit window and the receipt rule read the same everywhere.

## Before you go to a Pull-A-Part yard

- **Confirm the store** on the Locations page; 7 of the 35 are U-Pull-&-Pay, and hours differ.
- **Decode your own car’s VIN** so you know the engine and drive type; our page on [parts by VIN](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/parts-by-vin/#what-it-gives) shows how.
- **Look up that store’s price list,** and expect taxes, the Environmental and Services Fee and any core charge on top.
- **Bring your old part** if it is already off the car, to skip the core deposit.
- **Pack hand and battery tools** and a jumper box; no jacks, torches, grinders, car batteries or gas cans.
- **Bring ID** (16 and over only) and read the posted waiver before signing.
- **Arrive early:** admissions close 30 minutes before sales.
- **Check recalls** on the donor car’s VIN for any safety part, as Pull-A-Part advises.
- **Keep the receipt and the marking:** returns need both, within 30 days (3 for tires and wheels).

## Common questions

### How much does it cost to get into Pull-A-Part?

$2, or $1 for VIP Club members, according to its FAQ and location pages. Veterans, service members and local first responders get in free with identification. Parts, taxes and fees are paid separately at the counter.

### What is Pull-A-Part’s return policy?

Most parts can be returned or exchanged within 30 days with the receipt, for a matching part or store credit usable at any Pull-A-Part location; no cash except core deposits. The part must be the original one, carry Pull-A-Part’s marking and not be taken apart, and returns are at the store manager’s discretion. Tires and wheels have 3 days; hybrid batteries and fluids are sold as-is.

### Does Pull-A-Part have a warranty?

Its “30-day warranty” is that exchange-or-credit right. For a fee it does not print, it sells a 120-day extended warranty on some parts with the same remedy for 120 days; core returns stay at 30 days.

### What tools can I bring to Pull-A-Part?

Hand and battery-powered tools, jumper boxes, and a small generator or compressor you can carry by hand, with no spare gas tank. Torches, grinders, spark-producing tools, jacks, lead-acid batteries and gas cans are banned. Cars are on stands, and Pull-A-Part supplies an A-frame and hoist for engines and transmissions.

### Who owns Pull-A-Part?

Pull-A-Part, LLC, a private Atlanta company the Cohen family started in 1997 and, by its own account, still leads. It does not file with the SEC. Since August 2022 it also owns U-Pull-&-Pay, bought from The David J. Joseph Company, part of Nucor, for an undisclosed price.

### Does Pull-A-Part sell catalytic converters or airbags?

No converters: they are removed on arrival, and Pull-A-Part cites federal law. Since 1 June 2019 it says it no longer sells airbags and will not resell driver or front passenger airbags, though the FAQ says some seats come with their seat airbags. It suggests checking the donor car’s VIN for open recalls.

## Sources and further reading

- [NHTSA recall lookup](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)

Recall, complaint and safety-rating figures on this page were retrieved from the federal databases above on August 19, 2026. Federal data changes — re-check any VIN before you rely on it.

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