Class-action settlement · Open
23 days left to file — November 12, 2026
Autobell Car Wash data incident settlement
Autobell Car Wash has settled claims over a data incident on its network between April 1 and April 7, 2024. If you were given notice that your personal information was involved, you may be eligible for a flat $45 payment, or up to $5,000 for documented unreimbursed losses, or up to $100 for four hours of time spent on the breach, plus two years of credit monitoring. Claims close November 12, 2026 and the court hears final approval on November 9, 2026. Filing on the official settlement site is free.
When the money moves
What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.
- Status
- Payments have not started
Expected
No payment date is published. The settlement site sets a final approval hearing for November 9, 2026 in Charlotte.
Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.
Source: the official notice ↗
Facts from the official materials
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Class-action settlement
- Category
- Data breach
- Defendant / company
- Autobell Car Wash, LLC
- Administrator
- RG/2 Claims Administration LLC
- Claim deadline
- November 12, 2026
- Eligibility period
- April 1, 2024 – April 7, 2024
- States
- See official notice (often nationwide)
- Proof
- Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
- Possible amount
- About $45 (not guaranteed)
- Source confidence
- high
- Last verified
- October 20, 2026
Covered services
- Autobell Car Wash
Pauken v. Autobell Car Wash, LLC · 26CV006404-590 · Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
A flat $45 cash payment, or instead up to $5,000 for documented unreimbursed losses backed by third-party records such as receipts, or up to four hours of lost time at $25 an hour sworn under penalty of perjury. Two years of credit monitoring is offered as well, covering bureau monitoring, dark web and public record scanning, medical identity monitoring, identity theft insurance and fraud resolution help. Amounts are estimates. The online form needs the unique ID and PIN from the mailed notice, and the administrator will post a form to anyone without them.
Important dates
- Claim deadline
- November 12, 2026
- Opt-out deadline
- October 13, 2026
- Fairness hearing
- November 9, 2026
Why this case happened
The complaint concerns a data incident at Autobell Car Wash between April 1 and April 7, 2024. The settlement class is natural persons residing in the United States who were given notice that their personal information was involved. Autobell has not admitted the claims and the court has not decided them.
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