Status of Claims Administration
Update August 2025: Payments commenced August 28, 2025 via e-Transfer or cheque to approved claims in the Second Auto Parts Distribution. An email was sent on August 27th from [email protected] to claims being paid by Interac e-Transfer that contains their Security Answer, which is your Birthday Month (for example, January, June, December in full-text; not Jan, Jun, Dec).
E-Transfer payments are valid for 30 days and cheques will be valid for 4 months after issuance. If you enter the wrong answer three times, your payment will be blocked. If you are having trouble and make two errors while typing in the Security Answer, please call the Claims Administrator at 1-866-474-4331 for assistance before making a third attempt. If the payment expires you will forfeit your compensation.
Any claims not receiving payment were rejected due to duplication or potential fraud. If you made a claim and did not receive payment you can contact the Clams Administrator at [email protected] to request a review of your claim.
Who is eligible to claim?
The 2nd distribution relates to 28 cases. The affected brands and time periods vary from case to case.
To be eligible for settlement benefits in any particular action, you must have purchased and/or leased a new passenger car, sport utility vehicle, van, and/or light truck (up to 10,000 lbs) from the applicable Automaker(s) (listed in the chart below) during the relevant period.
No wrongdoing is alleged against the Automakers. They are not defendants in these class actions.
Is my vehicle being recalled?
No. The Class Action Settlements are in response to the Defendants’ alleged conspiracy to fix the price of approximately 45 automotive parts, which allegedly caused Settlement Class Members to pay too much for automotive parts and eligible brand vehicles.
How much money will I receive?
Payment will be distributed on a proportional basis, based on the value of your claim relative to the value of all approved claims. It is anticipated that all claims will receive a minimum payment of $25 per claim, NOT per vehicle.
What happens in the event of other auto parts settlements?
There will be at least one more distribution in the auto parts cases. To the extent that a future distribution relates to the same brands and years covered by this distribution, your eligibility for settlement benefits in a future distribution will depend on applying for settlement benefits in this distribution. Subject to court order, if you do not apply for settlement benefits in this distribution, you will not be entitled to settlement benefits in a future distribution. For updates on the status of the proposed distribution of settlement funds, visit www.siskinds.com/autoparts.