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Hit a curb with your car — what to check

Hit a curb with your car — what to check and how much will it cost?

Hitting a curb can cause a lot of damage

If your car slid into a curb, chances are you’ve caused quite a bit of damage to the steering and suspension. It doesn’t take much of a “curb kiss” bend the wheel (rim), control arm, tie rod, strut, or even the steering knuckle. A typical curb impact repair job can easily run between $700 and $2,000 dollars. That means it might pay to file a claim with your insurance company.

Curb impact almost always bends the control arm

Let’s take a look at price for a few different vehicles with a bent control arm.

picures of bent control arms after sliding into a curb

Bent control arm

Control arm replacement cost on a 2018 Honda Civic sedan

A genuine Honda control arm costs around $225
The labor to install it is about 1-hour plus 1- hour for an alignment: At a shop rate of $130/hr the total is around : $485
• If the tie rod is also bent you’ll have to replace the entire rack for around $3,187
• If the strut is also bent add another $414.00

Control arm replacement cost on a 2018 Toyota Highlander

A genuine Toyota control arm costs around $225
The labor to install it is 8.6 hours plus 1- hour for an alignment. At a shop rate of $130/hr this repair will cost around $1,473
• If the tie rod is also bent you’ll have to replace the entire rack for around $2,300
• If the strut is also bent, add another $469

bent tie rod and bent control arm

Bent tie rod

Picture of cracked steering knuckle after hitting curb

Cracked steering knuckle. Steering knuckle replacement cost runs about $1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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