Yes. It's a 12 mm bolt and the hole in the opposite frame flange is the correct size. There is also no sign at all of wear on the bolt. The frame flanges have a steel bushing welded on the inside of them that protrudes flush with the outside. I'm thinking an incorrect sized bushing got welded into the frame flange or the hole is supposed to be a little over size for the bolt to be able to clear the outer frame rail by the rear brake pedal. This bolt already has a flat on one side of the head for that reason. It obviously does not move much or at all when the bolt is tightened and torqued as it would still be clamping the frame flange. it just seems odd for a 12mm bolt to have a 14mm hole, especially for some thing under that much load like a suspension component.
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2018 EC 300
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