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# Summit Racing: Return Policy, Shipping, Emissions Rules and Owner

> Summit Racing takes unused parts back for 90 days, charges 15% up to 180 days and ships free from $125. Its terms, warranty, CARB rules and owner.

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## The short version

- Summit Racing Equipment is the trade name of Autosales, Incorporated, a private Ohio corporation; Summit dates the business to 1968. It sells performance and replacement parts online and from four stores, and owns the Summit Racing, Trick Flow and TFS names.
- New, unused parts go back within 90 days for the purchase price. From 90 to 180 days there is a 15% restocking fee, after 180 days no returns, and installed or used parts cannot go back without a warranty issue.
- Return shipping is yours: $13.99 comes off the refund on Summit’s label, unless Summit was at fault or the part did not fit as listed. Ground shipping is free from $125.00 to the 48 contiguous states.
- Warranties are the maker’s. Summit says racing parts are covered for manufacturing defects only, and its paid Protection Plan starts 31 days after purchase and is not sold in California or Florida.
- In California, Summit refuses emissions-related parts without a CARB Executive Order unless the car is 1965 or older or race-only. It settled with CARB for $599,040 in 2014 and agreed to a $600,000 EPA penalty in 2022.
- The Terms require individual arbitration and give you one year to bring a claim. Summit’s own pages disagree in 10 places.

Summit Racing Equipment sells performance, racing and replacement auto parts online, by phone and from four stores, and is owned by Autosales, Incorporated of Tallmadge, Ohio. On 16 October 2026 we read its Terms of Use, Trademarks page, corporate history, Beat-A-Price and Protection Plan pages and 25 Help Center articles on returns, shipping, warranties and California emissions rules, plus the California Air Resources Board’s 2014 settlement with Autosales and the EPA’s 2022 consent agreement. Summit’s Terms allow links only to its homepage, so we name its documents rather than link them. This site has no commercial relationship with Summit Racing or any parts seller.

**Figure: What happens when you send a Summit Racing part back**

A two-column table of eight return situations from Summit Racing's own Help Center: a new, unused part within 90 days earns the purchase price back less a $13.99 label fee; a part that does not fit as listed goes back with return shipping covered; from 90 to 180 days a 15% restocking fee applies; after 180 days (6 months) there are no returns without a valid warranty issue; installed or used parts that work cannot be returned; defective parts under a maker's warranty return online within 6 months, with racing parts covered for defects only; mounted wheels and tires, opened software, hazardous and custom items cannot be returned; and Scratch and Dent or Outlet Center items are sold as-is.

Read from Summit Racing's Return Policy, restocking-fee, return-shipping, Guaranteed Fitment, start-a-return, warranty, ticket and Outlet Center articles on 16 October 2026.

## What Summit Racing sells, the brands it owns and who owns it

Summit’s history says it was “founded as a part-time parts business in Stow, Ohio” in 1968 and grew “from a little 1,500 square foot building to today’s four huge facilities with millions of parts in stock”: Tallmadge, Ohio (headquarters since 1992), Sparks, Nevada (1998), McDonough, Georgia (2006) and Arlington, Texas (2017). The Help Center lists a retail store in each, plus an Outlet Center in the Arlington building that sells scratch-and-dent stock in person only. The range reached “over 1,600 manufacturers” in 2017, and “OEM replacement parts” were added in 2011, so the catalog runs from racing hardware to ordinary replacement parts.

**The brands it owns.** The Trademarks page lists 30 marks as “trademarks of Autosales, Incorporated,” by our count: Summit, Summit Racing and Summit Racing Equipment, the SPEED CARD, Summit Bucks and Protection Plan names, and Trick Flow, Trick Flow Specialties and TFS with product names such as PowerPort and Twisted Wedge. The history adds that “The Summit Racing-branded product line” grew in 2010 to “paint, carburetors, intake manifolds, ignition systems, and Pro Packs,” and that a Pro LS line for GM LS engines arrived in 2019. Everything else belongs to other makers: “Except for those brands listed above, Autosales, Incorporated (d/b/a Summit Racing Equipment) is not affiliated with, connected to, or endorsed by any Manufacturer or Supplier.”

**Who owns Summit Racing.** Autosales, Incorporated. The Terms are “entered into by and between You and Autosales, Incorporated,” the footer reads “Copyright 2026 by AUTOSALES, INCORPORATED” then “dba Summit Racing Equipment,” and CARB’s 2014 agreement says “AUTOSALES is an Ohio corporation doing business in interstate commerce.” No page we read names its shareholders; the history credits “a young engineer” without naming him, and the Help Center article tagged “Owner” names the chief executive, not an owner. It is private: EDGAR has no entity for “autosales” or “summit racing.”

## Summit Racing’s return policy, as printed

The Return Policy opens with the Handshake Guarantee: “If you’re not satisfied with our products or our service, we’ll refund your money. Just return any new or unused part within 90 days and we’ll refund the purchase price.” Five kinds of item “cannot be returned, unless there is a Valid Warranty Issue”: a part showing “evidence of being used, installed, handled, packaged, or shipped improperly”; “Custom-ordered or personalized products”; “Hazardous materials (i.e. batteries, paint, etc.)”; opened videos and software; and “Wheels and/or tires, after they have been mounted.” There is no rule for electrical parts and no “special order” category. Scratch-and-dent and Outlet Center items are “sold as-is and cannot be returned,” and any “free parts” must come back “or the value may be deducted from your refund.”

**What Summit Racing’s return articles say happens to a part you send back (read 16 October 2026)**

| Situation | What Summit prints |
| --- | --- |
| New or unused, within 90 days | Purchase price refunded; “Shipping and handling fees are non-refundable” |
| Doesn’t fit as listed | “We’ll cover the return shipping”; no restocking fee within 90 days |
| New or unused, 90 to 180 days | Restocking fee of “15% of the purchase price” |
| More than 180 days | “No returns accepted,” unless a valid warranty issue |
| Shows evidence of use | “cannot be returned” in one list; a restocking fee in the notes below it |
| Most cores; defective parts under a maker’s warranty | Returnable “for up to 6 months” |

**Fees.** The restocking table sets 15% for 90 to 180 days, and Summit may “adjust the fee amount based on the condition of the product and its packaging.” Return shipping: “if you use our return shipping label or QR code, a $13.99 return shipping fee plus any applicable oversize charges will be deducted from your refund,” waived if Summit “caused the return.” If the wrong part arrives “after verifying your year/make/model,” choose “Doesn’t Fit As Listed” and “We’ll cover the return shipping.” By our arithmetic, a hypothetical $200 part returned unused on day 100 loses $30 to the restocking fee and $13.99 to the label, leaving $156.01; inside 90 days it would bring back $186.01.

**How.** “We are no longer accepting returns without either completing the online process or contacting us first.” The online process, open to guest and phone orders, produces “a UPS return shipping label”; seven item types cannot use it, including hazardous materials, oversize items and truck freight. Stores take returns “even if you bought it online or over the phone,” but not curbside. Over-box the item, because a damaged maker’s box can make it “non-resalable and therefore non-returnable.” Refunds take “7-10 days” in most cases, in business days from arrival, and core and warranty returns “10 days or more.”

**Installed means it is yours.** Summit’s article on traffic tickets says: “We will not accept a return for any part that has been installed and/or used.” Check fit, legality and any E.O. number with the part on the bench, keep the box undamaged, and only then fit it.

## Shipping, the $125 threshold, truck freight and free mounting

**Summit Racing’s standing shipping terms inside the 48 contiguous states (read 16 October 2026)**

| Option | Cost as printed | Time as printed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard ground, subtotal $0.01 to $124.99 | $13.99 | 1-5 business days in most areas |
| Standard ground, subtotal $125.00 and up | Free | 1-5 business days in most areas |
| 2nd Day Air / Next Day Air | Provided at checkout | 2 / 1 business days, guaranteed |
| Truck freight | By size, weight and destination | Varies; the carrier schedules delivery |

This is a standing table, not a promotion, and “Domestic” means “any delivery address in the 48 contiguous United States.” A second article calls the same $13.99 a “handling fee” that is “non-refundable,” excludes Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, territories and other countries, and says “Taxes, expedited shipping, and other fees are not included as part of the order subtotal.” Truck freight is for items “too big and/or heavy for the parcel carriers”; delivery to your door rather than a terminal costs extra, and two freight items “may be shipped from different sites, resulting in separate shipping charges.”

**Risk in transit.** The Terms call every purchase “a shipment contract,” so “the risk of loss and title” pass to you “upon delivery to the carrier.” Summit still runs a claims process for missing or damaged parts that promises “we will do what it takes to make it right,” opened from your order page once the order “has shipped completely”; “Pictures are very helpful.”

**Free mounting.** Summit “will mount and balance your new wheels and tires for FREE!” when both come from it, delivered in the 50 states, but it is “Not available for online orders”: you call or visit a store. Sizes run to 26-inch wheels and 37-inch by 21-inch tires, and a mounted set “may not be returned, unless there is a valid warranty issue.”

## Beat-A-Price: Summit’s price-match terms

The Help Center version: “Upon verification, we’ll BEAT any domestic competitor’s final price on an identical in-stock product by one dollar.” The part “must be in-stock at the advertised location,” you need proof, and “Final price includes the price of the item plus all shipping, handling, or any other fees.” It lists 11 exclusions, among them closeouts, open-box, clearance, auction listings, used goods from second-hand sellers, “Wholesale, membership, or club pricing” and “Extended warranties or protection plans,” and Summit may “refuse to Beat-a-Price for any reason.” The store’s own Beat-A-Price page says only “We’ll BEAT a domestic competitor’s final price,” with no amount and 10 exclusions, and notes a promotion can sometimes give a better price. It also claims “the lowest prices anywhere”; we compare no prices.

## Warranty: the maker’s, Summit’s limits and the paid Protection Plan

For most parts the warranty comes from the brand, not Summit: “Most parts we sell carry a manufacturers warranty. The warranty paperwork will be included with your order.” Defective parts under a maker’s warranty can go back through Summit’s online process “for up to 6 months”; no article we read says what Summit does after that, so the maker’s warranty sheet is the document to keep. Summit’s own notes narrow things:

- A part that, “in our opinion, was used, installed, handled, packaged, or shipped improperly” is not eligible “for exchange, refund, or warranty.”
- “Parts used for racing or competition are warranted against manufacturing defects only. They are not warranted for wear or breakage under any circumstance.”
- The Liability Statement limits Autosales to “full refund of the purchase price, or at our option, repair or replacement of the part(s),” with no “consequential or incidental damages,” while noting some states do not allow that exclusion.

**The Protection Plan.** Offered since 2024, it is “additional coverage that you can purchase in one-, two-, or three-year terms,” covering “mechanical and electrical failures,” and it is “primary” where it overlaps the maker’s warranty. The store page names the provider as “Federal Warranty Service Corporation in all states except in Oklahoma, where the provider is Assurant Service Protection, Inc.” Coverage “starts 31 days after your purchase or ship date, whichever one is later.” Six failure types are excluded, starting with “Commercial Use and Racing Applications”; claims of “$499 and under” are paid as a gift card and claims of “$500 and over” may be replaced. It must be bought with the item, cancels for a full refund within 30 days, and “is not available in CA, FL, US Territories (including APO/FPO addresses), or outside of the United States.” We did not read the plan’s own terms, which decide claims.

## California, CARB Executive Orders and emissions parts

Summit’s emissions policy is written for one state: “CARB restricts the sale of certain parts to California residents. The CARB laws apply to any part that affects the vehicle emissions.” Summit says it is “required to refuse the sale” unless one condition is met:

- “The part has been granted an Executive Order (E.O.) from CARB.”
- “The part is used on a 1965 or older vehicle.”
- “The part is only used on a closed-course competition vehicle. (One that is not registered for use on public roads.)”

“The CARB laws apply, whether your vehicle requires an emissions test or not.” Approved parts list their E.O. number on the part page, the store’s search can be filtered to “show ONLY CARB-approved parts,” and Summit tells buyers to “read the E.O. to confirm that it applies to your specific year/make/model.” We found no rule for any other state in the Help Center, and no policy page using the phrase “not legal for sale or use on pollution controlled vehicles”; we did not open product pages, where a per-part statement may appear. Our [catalytic converter cost guide](https://baronauto1.com/car-care/catalytic-converter-replacement-cost/#aftermarket) explains the trap for states that follow California’s rules.

**What CARB says.** On its [aftermarket parts page](https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/aftermarket-performance-and-add-parts), an exemption “is called an Executive Order (EO) and allows the modification to be installed on specific emission controlled vehicles,” and “Every Executive Order part or modification has an assigned number that can be verified by Smog Check stations, BAR Referee stations, or by CARB.” On race cars: “California bars racing vehicles from DMV registration and from operation on a California highway,” and “It is illegal to sell a performance after-market part for a certified vehicle or modify a vehicle’s emission system with a performance after-market part unless the vehicle will only be used for racing and never driven on a public highway.” A car with plates is not a closed-course competition vehicle. Nationally, [42 U.S.C. 7522(a)(3)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title42/html/USCODE-2024-title42-chap85-subchapII-partA-sec7522.htm) prohibits “for any person knowingly to remove or render inoperative” an emissions device after sale, or to sell or install a part whose “principal effect” is to “bypass, defeat, or render inoperative” one.

**Tickets are the owner’s problem.** “We will not reimburse you for any fines or penalties due to modifications you made to your vehicle,” Summit says, because “It is your responsibility to ensure your vehicle and any modifications made to it are in compliance with any local laws and/or regulations.” A buyer who inherits someone else’s parts inherits that responsibility.

**Figure: Annotated photograph**

Three numbered callouts over the photograph mark the air cleaner, the carburettor and a valve cover, each with one fact from Summit Racing’s help center and CARB’s aftermarket-parts pages.

Summit Racing’s help center and CARB’s aftermarket-parts pages, read on 16 October 2026: California: no CARB E.O., no sale, unless the car is 1965 or older or race-only (callout 1); CARB says Smog Check stations can verify an E.O. number; ask the seller which one (callout 2); Installed parts can't go back; unused ones get 90 days, then a 15% restocking fee (callout 3). The photograph is illustrative.

## What CARB and the EPA settled with Summit Racing

Two regulators have settled emissions-parts cases with Autosales. Both were resolved by agreement, without a trial or hearing, and they record what was admitted differently.

**Regulator records naming Autosales, Incorporated, as read on 16 October 2026**

| Record | What it says | Resolution |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CARB settlement agreement, signed 18 and 24 July 2014 | “ARB alleges” Autosales sold, offered or advertised non-exempted aftermarket performance parts and catalytic converters in California between January 2013 and November 2013 | $599,040: a $449,280 penalty and $149,760 to a school bus and diesel emissions project; facts admitted, liability denied |
| EPA Region 9 Consent Agreement and Final Order, CAA-09-2022-0042, stamped 10 August 2022 | EPA alleges 2,390 violations: “exhaust emission control delete hardware parts” for diesel trucks sold or offered between January 1, 2018 and October 2, 2019 | $600,000 civil penalty; allegations neither admitted nor denied |

**CARB, 2014.** The [settlement agreement](https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/autosales_sa.pdf), posted on [CARB’s case page](https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/autosales-inc-settlement), says “AUTOSALES admits the facts in recital paragraphs 1 through 14, but denies any liability arising thereunder and makes no admission of liability whatsoever.” It records that Autosales “promptly and fully cooperated,” had “no prior enforcement record with ARB,” and was “implementing a compliance plan” so vendors and customers would know which parts are lawful. The penalty was “$360 per unit for 1,664 units,” against a $500 maximum, for “an unintentional, first time violation.” By our arithmetic $360 times 1,664 is exactly the $599,040 total, so the per-unit figure covers both payments: $270 to the penalty and $90 to the project.

**EPA, 2022.** According to the [consent agreement and final order](https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-08/autosalesincdbasummitracingequipment.pdf), after an information request on October 2, 2019, Autosales’s answers showed it “sold and/or offered for sale at least two thousand, three hundred ninety (2,390) parts or components,” which EPA calls delete hardware “(sometimes referred to as ‘straight’ or ‘delete’ pipes) for diesel trucks,” for vehicles including General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler diesel trucks. Autosales “neither admits nor denies the specific factual allegations,” agreed to “a civil penalty in the amount of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000),” and certified that it is “complying fully” with section 203(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act. By our arithmetic that is about $251 a part, against the $5,179 per-violation ceiling the order cites. The order “resolves only Respondent’s liability for federal civil penalties.”

We read no FTC, attorney-general or court record naming Autosales or Summit Racing, which does not prove none exists. The Better Business Bureau’s site answered with a security block we did not get around, so we cite no BBB rating.

## Buying a used car built with these parts: what is street-legal

A modified car may be full of parts like the ones Summit sells, and the seller may not know which carry an Executive Order. The VIN will not tell you: it decodes the car the factory built, as our pages on [parts by VIN](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/parts-by-vin/#no-part-numbers) and [buying a modified car](https://baronauto1.com/buying-guides/buying-a-modified-used-car/#history) explain. The paper trail has to come from the seller:

1. **Get the invoices with part numbers.** Summit says approved parts “will list the applicable E.O. number” on the part page; a list of brand names is not enough to check anything.
2. **Match each emissions-related part to an E.O. that names the car.** Intakes, headers, exhausts, catalytic converters and tuners are the usual ones. An E.O. for another engine or model year does not cover this car.
3. **In California, have the number verified** by a Smog Check or BAR Referee station or CARB, before you pay rather than at the first smog test. CARB’s site also has a parts lookup.
4. **Treat race-only parts on a registered car as a problem.** Summit sells them to Californians only for a car “not registered for use on public roads.”
5. **On a diesel truck, look for the factory hardware.** EPA’s order names the devices delete pipes defeat, including “diesel particulate filters,” “exhaust gas recirculation” and “selective catalytic reduction.” A straight pipe where the filter should be is the part the $600,000 case was about.
6. **Read the emissions test history;** a car that passed for years and then stopped may be telling you when it was modified. See [smog check history](https://baronauto1.com/guides/smog-check-history/#tampering) and [emissions checks by VIN](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/emissions-check-by-vin/#california).
7. **Price the insurance with the full parts list** (our [modified car guide](https://baronauto1.com/buying-guides/buying-a-modified-used-car/#insurance) explains why), and book a [pre-purchase inspection](https://baronauto1.com/buying-guides/used-car-pre-purchase-inspection/) with a shop that knows modified cars.

In California, Summit’s “1965 or older” exception means it will sell emissions-related parts for a classic that it would refuse for a newer car. No exception helps a track build that is now registered for the road. If a part must come off, Summit will not take it back once “installed and/or used,” and putting legal parts back is the new owner’s cost, since federal law bars knowingly removing emissions equipment after sale. Our checklist for [inspecting a modified car](https://baronauto1.com/buying-guides/buying-a-modified-used-car/#inspect) covers the mechanical side.

## What aftermarket parts can do to a car’s warranty

A used car still under its factory or emissions warranty does not lose that cover just because it carries Summit parts. Under [15 U.S.C. 2302(c)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title15/html/USCODE-2024-title15-chap50-sec2302.htm), “No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name.”

The limit is damage. The Federal Trade Commission’s guide, as this site read it on 8 October 2026: “if someone installs a defective aftermarket or recycled part, or doesn’t install a part correctly, it could damage a part that the warranty covers. If that happens, the manufacturer or dealer can deny warranty coverage for the damaged part and charge you for repairs.” The maker or dealer “must prove the aftermarket or recycled part caused the damage.” Wheels touch little; a tune, turbocharger or camshaft touches the engine and emissions system the warranty covers. Ask for the installer’s invoice and tuning records, and check what cover is left with our [warranty check by VIN](https://baronauto1.com/vehicle-history/vin-warranty-check/#emissions) and [used-car warranty guide](https://baronauto1.com/buying-guides/does-a-used-car-come-with-a-warranty/#factory).

A service contract is different: the FTC says it “is not a warranty as defined by federal law, because you buy it separately,” so its own exclusions decide whether a modified car is covered (see [is an extended warranty worth it](https://baronauto1.com/financing/is-an-extended-warranty-worth-it/#not-a-warranty)). The parts carry their makers’ warranties, which often belong to the first buyer: most accessory warranties we read for our [RealTruck review](https://baronauto1.com/truck-buying-tips/realtruck-review/#used-truck) did not pass to the next owner. Treat inherited parts as uncovered unless the seller hands over a warranty sheet that says otherwise.

## The Terms of Use, and where Summit’s documents disagree

The Terms were “Last Updated on: April 30, 2026,” and changes take effect “immediately when we post them.” For a buyer, the dispute terms matter most:

- **Arbitration.** Any dispute about the site “or to any other aspect of your relationship with us will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court,” before the American Arbitration Association under its consumer procedures, in Summit County, Ohio. Summit may still go to court over its intellectual property. We found no opt-out procedure.
- **No jury, no class.** Both sides waive “A JUDGE OR JURY TRIAL,” and claims proceed “ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS.” If the class waiver fails, “neither You nor us is entitled to arbitration.”
- **One year.** Any claim “MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES.”
- **Ohio.** Ohio law governs, and anything not arbitrated goes to courts “located in the County of Summit.”
- **What you post.** Reviews, photos and questions you submit “become the property of Autosales, Incorporated,” says the Trademarks page.

Summit’s pages disagree with each other in 10 places:

- **Used parts:** “cannot be returned” in the restrictions; a restocking fee in the notes and the restocking article.
- **The cut-off:** “over 180 days” in the table, “past 6 months” in its note.
- **The $13.99:** a “Shipping & Handling Fee” in one article, a “handling fee” in another.
- **Beat-A-Price:** “by one dollar” and 11 exclusions in the Help Center; no amount and 10 exclusions on the store page.
- **Arbitration or court:** the Trademarks page sends disputes “REGARDING THIS WEB SITE” to the courts in Summit County or the Northern District of Ohio.
- **Terms of Sale:** part of “the sole and entire agreement,” but linked nowhere we looked.
- **Fit:** parts “promised to fit your car just right,” yet “We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information.”
- **Where to return:** online process or contact first, yet stores say “Just bring your item(s)” in.
- **Shipping damage:** your risk “upon delivery to the carrier,” yet Summit will “do what it takes to make it right.”
- **Plan claims:** gift card for “$499 and under,” replacement possible for “$500 and over,” nothing for a claim in between.

Where they conflict, plan around the stricter wording and get Summit’s answer in writing.

## Before you order, and before you buy a car built with these parts

- **Check the subtotal against $125.00;** below it the $13.99 is not refunded.
- **In California, find the E.O. number** and read it for your year, make and model.
- **Photograph the carton** before opening, and claim damage from your order page.
- **Check the part on the bench;** installed or used parts cannot go back.
- **Return inside 90 days,** over-boxed, to avoid the 15% fee; nothing goes back after 180 days without a warranty issue.
- **Pick “Doesn’t Fit As Listed”** when that is the reason, so Summit pays the return shipping.
- **Keep the maker’s warranty sheet and invoice;** racing parts are covered for defects only.
- **Buying a modified car:** get invoices with part numbers and have each E.O. verified before paying; on a diesel, confirm the filter, EGR and SCR hardware are fitted.
- **Raise any dispute fast:** one year, individual arbitration.

## Common questions

### Who owns Summit Racing?

Autosales, Incorporated, a privately held Ohio corporation in Tallmadge, Ohio, which does business as Summit Racing Equipment and is the party to its Terms of Use. It files nothing with the SEC, and no page we read names its shareholders. Its history dates the business to 1968 in Stow, Ohio.

### What is Summit Racing’s return policy?

New or unused parts can be returned within 90 days for the purchase price, less $13.99 if you use Summit’s label. Installed or used parts, custom items, hazardous materials, opened software and mounted wheels or tires cannot be returned without a warranty issue, and Outlet Center items are sold as-is.

### Does Summit Racing charge a restocking fee?

Yes: 15% of the purchase price on returns 90 to 180 days after purchase or on parts showing wear or use, adjustable for condition. After 180 days it accepts no returns without a valid warranty issue. A new or unused part that does not fit as listed carries no restocking fee within 90 days.

### Does Summit Racing have free shipping?

Standard ground is free on subtotals of $125.00 and up to the 48 contiguous states, and $13.99 below, usually in 1-5 business days. Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other countries fall outside that table, and truck freight is priced separately.

### Does Summit Racing price match?

Its Beat-A-Price Guarantee beats a domestic competitor’s verified final price, shipping and fees included, on an identical in-stock product, by one dollar according to the Help Center. Closeouts, clearance, open-box, used, auction and club prices are excluded, and Summit may refuse any request.

### Is Summit Racing legit?

By its own account it has sold parts since 1968 and runs four stores, and it publishes its return, shipping, warranty and emissions policies. It has also settled two emissions cases, with CARB in 2014 and EPA in 2022. Its pages disagree in places, so rely on the specific terms above. We cite no BBB rating because its site blocked us.

## Sources and further reading

- [FTC: auto service contracts and warranties](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/auto-warranties-and-auto-service-contracts)

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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