Exhibit 99.1

THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.

2013 MANAGEMENT BONUS PLAN

1.1 Adoption of 2013 Bonus Plan. On and effective March 12, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), adopted this 2013 Management Bonus Plan (the “2013 Plan” or this “Plan”).

1.2 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

(a) “Fiscal 2013” shall mean the year ending on December 31, 2013.

(b) “Adjusted Pretax Earnings” shall mean the Company’s pretax earnings in Fiscal 2013, calculated in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles followed by the Company in the preparation of its financial statements, less any accruals made for any Potential Bonus Awards under this 2013 Plan.

(c) “Bonus Award” shall mean the amount of any bonus compensation that is awarded to a Plan Participant under and pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Plan.

(d) Change of Control. A “Change of Control” shall mean and shall be deemed to have occurred on the happening of any of the following:

(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” or “group” (as those terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of “beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“voting securities”) of the Company that represent more than forty percent (40%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities, other than: (A) an acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company or by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any such employee benefit plan (or related trust); or (B) an acquisition of voting securities either (A) by the Company, or (B) by a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Shares of the Company.

(ii) at any time during a period of two (2) consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period comprise the members of the Company’s Board of Directors (and any new directors whose election by the Board or nominee for election to the Board by vote of the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved) cease for any reason (except for death, disability or voluntary retirement) to constitute a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

(iii) the consummation of (A) any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into another corporation or entity, or (B) any tender or exchange offer for the Company’s outstanding shares, whether or not the Company is the surviving entity in such transaction, unless the persons who were the beneficial owners of the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to the consummation of any such transaction, continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in substantially the same proportions, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, at least a simple majority of the combined voting power of the Company’s voting securities, or the voting securities of the surviving entity in such transaction in which the Company is not the surviving company, or of the parent of the surviving entity in such transaction (if any).

(iv) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a single or series of related transactions.

(v) the approval by the Company’s stockholders of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a liquidation of substantially all of its assets.

(vi) occurrence of any transaction or event, or series of transactions or events, designated by the Company’s Board of Directors (in a resolution duly adopted by it) to constitute a change in the effective control of the business and affairs of the Company, effective as of the date specified in any such resolution.

The Company’s Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Independent Directors, shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in their discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change of Control of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition and the date of the occurrence of such Change of Control and any incidental matters relating thereto.

(e) “Continuous Service of the Company” means the employment of a Participant by either the Company or any subsidiary thereof which is uninterrupted except for vacations, illnesses (other than permanent disability, as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), or leaves of absence which are approved in writing by the Compensation Committee.

(f) “Eligibility Date” shall mean (i) December 31, 2013, or (ii) the date on which, if any, that a Change of Control of the Company is consummated, whichever occurs first.

(g) “Determination Date” shall mean the date on which the Compensation Committee determines the amount of each Plan Participant’s Bonus Award (if any). In no event shall the Determination Date be later than the 75th calendar day following the last day of Fiscal 2013.

(h) “Fiscal 2013 Budget” shall mean the Company’s Fiscal 2013 operating budget that was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 12, 2013.

(i) “Independent Directors” shall mean members of the Company’s Board of Directors who qualify as “independent directors” as defined in the listing rules of the American Stock Exchange.

(j) “Potential Bonus Award” shall mean the amount of the Bonus Awards which a Plan Participant can earn under the 2013 Plan pursuant to the terms of and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Plan.

1.2 Rules of Interpretation. For purposes of interpreting the provisions of this Plan: (i) the word “or” will not be exclusive; (ii) the word “include” and its correlatives will mean “including without limitation”; (iii) terms that imply gender will include all genders; (iv) defined terms will have their meanings in both the plural and singular cases; (v) the terms “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereto”, “hereafter” and “hereinafter” and any similar terms shall refer to this Plan as a whole and not to the particular section, paragraph or clause where any such term appears, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; and (vi) the section and paragraph headings in this Plan are for convenience of reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect the interpretation or application of any of the terms or provisions of this Plan.

2.1 Purposes. The primary purposes of the 2013 Plan are (i) to provide meaningful incentives, in the form of cash awards to Participants in the Plan for making significant contributions to the Company’s achievement of one or more financial or strategic goals (each, a “Performance Goal”) in Fiscal 2013, and (ii) to make a significant portion of each Plan Participant’s cash compensation for Fiscal 2013 dependent on the Company’s achievement of such Performance Goal or Goals and, thereby, to promote the interests of and to benefit the Company and its stockholders.

2.2 Administration of the 2013 Plan. The 2013 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee, which shall have the authority to interpret and construe the 2013 Plan and to adopt all necessary rules and regulations for administering the 2013 Plan. All decisions and determinations of the Committee with respect to the 2013 Plan or any Bonus Awards shall be final and binding on and non-appealable by the Company and the Participants.

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The Committee has designated the following executive officers of the Company as the participants in the 2013 Plan (the “Plan Participants”):

4.1 Performance Goals. The Committee has determined that the Potential Bonus Awards that Plan Participants can earn under this Plan will be based on the Company’s Fiscal 2013 Adjusted Pretax Earnings, provided that no Bonus Award will be earned by or paid to any Participant under this Plan unless the Company’s Fiscal 2013 Adjusted Pretax Earnings are equal to at least a specified minimum dollar amount (the “Threshold Performance Goal”) determined by the Committee on the date of the adoption of this Plan.

4.2 Determination of Bonus Awards.

(a) Potential Bonus Awards. Promptly following the adoption of this Plan, the Committee will determine the amounts of the Potential Bonus Awards that may be earned by each Plan Participant, expressed as a percentage of each Participant’s annual base salary for Fiscal 2013 (the “Bonus Award Percentages”). The Potential Bonus Award Percentages of each Participant, which may vary between Participants, may be based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the Company’s 2013 pre-tax earnings, net earnings or any other financial performance goals that are set forth in the Company’s Fiscal 2013 Budget, and a Participant’s (i) expected contribution to the Company’s Fiscal 2013 or longer term financial performance, (ii) position and level of responsibilities with the Company, (iii) salary level, and (iv) past individual performance, or such other factors as the Committee may deem to be relevant. In no event, however, shall any Participant receive or be paid a Bonus Award under the 2013 Plan that will exceed a dollar amount equal to 35% of the Participant’s annual base salary in Fiscal 2013 (the “Maximum Bonus Award”).

(b) Determination of Bonus Awards. As soon as practicable after the Eligibility Date, but in no event later than the 75th calendar day following the end of Fiscal 2013, the Committee will determine, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan, the amount (if any) of the Bonus Award that each Participant has earned under this Plan.

4.3 Changes to Performance Goals due to the Occurrence of Certain Events. At any time prior to the end of Fiscal 2013, the Committee may adjust or change the amount of any Participant’s Potential Bonus Award to reflect the occurrence of (i) any extraordinary event, (ii) any material corporate transactions, (iii) any material changes in corporate capitalization, accounting rules or principles or in the Company’s methods of accounting, (iv) any material changes in applicable law, or (v) any other material change of similar nature (each, an “Extraordinary Event”), but only if any such Extraordinary Event was not reasonably foreseeable at the time this Plan was adopted and the Potential Bonus Awards were established and the Compensation Committee determines, in its sole judgment, that (x) the Threshold Performance Goal would not have been achieved but for the occurrence of such Extraordinary Event, or (y) but for the occurrence of such Extraordinary Event the Threshold Performance Goal would have been achieved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the occurrence of changes in the competitive environment or changes in economic or market conditions in the Company’s markets, whether or not expected or reasonably foreseeable, shall not by themselves constitute Extraordinary Events that may be the basis of a change in the respective amounts of the Potential Bonus Awards that could be earned by the Plan Participants under this Plan.

5.1 Conditions Precedent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained elsewhere in this Plan: (i) to be eligible to receive a Bonus Award under this Plan, a Participant must be and remain in the

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Continuous Service of the Company to and including the Eligibility Date and (ii) a Plan Participant that fails to remain in the Continuous Service of the Company to and including the Eligibility Date shall not be deemed to have earned and shall not be entitled to receive any Bonus Award under the 2013 Plan, whether prorated or otherwise. Whether or not a Participant has satisfied this condition shall be determined by and in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee, which determinations shall be binding on and not appealable by the Company and the Plan Participants.

5.2 Payment of Bonus Awards. Subject to Section 5.1 above and Section 6 below, the Company shall pay any Bonus Award earned by a Participant in cash, less applicable payroll and other withholdings, within thirty (30) days following the Committee’s determinations as set forth in Section 4 above, but in no event later than the 75^th day following the end of Fiscal 2013. All payments made by check under the 2013 Plan shall be delivered in person or mailed to the last address of a Participant that is set forth in the records of the Company or shall be deposited to the Participant’s direct deposit account on file with the payroll department of the Company. Each Participant shall be responsible for furnishing the Company with the Participant’s current address and any changes that may occur therein and, if the Participant desires his or her Bonus Award to be deposited in a direct deposit account, the information and authorization required to enable the Company to cause the Bonus Award to be deposited into such account.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained elsewhere in this Plan:

6.1 Amendments to and Modifications of the 2013 Plan. The Committee shall have the sole, absolute and unconditional discretion to amend or modify the 2013 Plan at any time or from time to time on or prior to the Eligibility Date with or without or without notice to the Participants, provided that the Committee shall not be entitled to extend the Eligibility Date or the Determination Date beyond the dates set forth in Sections 1.2(f) and (g) of this Plan, respectively. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Participant shall become entitled to receive any unpaid Bonus Award under this Plan prior to the Eligibility Date, and then only if he or she is still in the Continuous Service of the Company on that date, and, accordingly, the Committee, in the exercise of its sole, absolute and unconditional discretion, may at any time prior thereto (i) reduce the amount of such Bonus Award or (ii) determine that no Bonus Award will be paid to any Participant under this Plan, irrespective of whether or not the Company has achieved or exceeded the Threshold Performance Goal theretofore established by the Committee.

6.2 Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and any related regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) and will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A. In furtherance thereof, no payments may be accelerated under this Plan other than to the extent permitted under Section 409A. To the extent that any provision of this Plan violates Section 409A such that all or any portion of any Bonus Award payable to any Participant would be taxable to him or her prior to payment or would otherwise subject a Participant to a penalty tax under Section 409A, such provision shall be automatically reformed or stricken to preserve the intent of this Section 6.2. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if at the time of a Participant’s termination of employment the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A and the deferral of the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such termination of employment is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, then the Company shall defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) until the first business day following the expiration of a period of six (6) months following the Participant’s termination of employment (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A), and (ii) if any other payments due to a Participant hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment compliant under Section 409A, or otherwise such payment shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, as determined by the Committee, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. The Committee shall implement the provisions of this Section 6.2 in good faith; provided that none of the Company, the Committee or its members, or any employees or representatives of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or business units shall have any liability to the Plan Participants with respect to, or actions taken in furtherance of the purposes or intent of, this Section 6.2.

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6.3 Termination of the 2013 Plan. The Committee, in its sole, absolute and unconditional discretion, may (i) terminate this Plan at any time, with or without notice to the Participants, and (ii) determine that, as a result of such termination, no Bonus Awards under the Plan will be paid or that any Potential Bonus Awards under the Plan shall be reduced, provided that the action taken by the Committee to terminate or approve the termination of this Plan or to reduce any Potential Bonus Awards takes place on or prior to the Eligibility Date.

7.1 No Enlargement of Employee Rights. Nothing in the 2013 Plan shall be construed to create or imply any contract of employment between any Participant and the Company, to confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or to confer upon the Company any right to require any Participant’s continued employment with the Company.

7.2 Rights Not Alienable. Any rights provided to a Participant under the 2013 Plan may not be assigned, transferred or alienated by a Participant, except by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, and in the absence of a Participant’s death, shall be earned only by and paid solely to or for the account of the Participant.

7.3 Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of the 2013 Plan shall not affect any other compensation plans in effect for the Company, nor shall the 2013 Plan preclude the Company from establishing or awarding any other forms of compensation for employees, officers or directors of the Company, including the Participants.

7.4 Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the 2013 Plan shall be governed by, construed in accordance with and enforced under the laws of the State of California, without reference to its choice of law rules or principles.

7.5 Limitation of Liability. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith by the Committee with respect to this Plan or any Bonus Award hereunder. No employee of the Company and no member of the Board of Directors or of the Committee shall be subject to any liability with respect to such person’s duties under or with respect to this Plan, unless the person has acted fraudulently or in bad faith. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each member of the Board of Directors and of the Committee, and any employee of the Company, with duties under the Plan, who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of such person’s conduct in the performance of duties under the Plan.

7.6 No Other Understandings or Agreements with respect to the 2013 Plan. This Plan document contains all of the terms and provisions of and all conditions applicable to the 2013 Plan, and supersedes any contemporaneous or prior discussions, communications, understandings or agreements, written or oral, between the Company and any Participant with respect to the 2013 Plan as well as all prior actions that may have been taken by the Committee relating to the 2013 Plan.

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