NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Intelligence

Extract vehicle safety recalls, complaints, and defect data from NHTSA. Search by make, model, year, VIN, or campaign number. Essential for automotive dealers, fleet managers, and consumers.

What you get

• 16 structured fields per record — campaign_number, component, consequence, make, manufacturer, model, model_year, nhtsa_action_number…
• Clean, validated JSON ready for your pipeline
• Pre-built dataset Overview in the Apify Console for instant inspection
• Reliable & maintained — patched whenever the source changes

Why this actor (vs. alternatives)

	Build your own	Generic scraper	This actor
Maintenance	You patch every change	Often broken	Patched continuously
Structured output	Manual parsing	Inconsistent	Validated schema
Setup time	Days	Hours	Minutes
Pay only for results	N/A	Varies	Yes (pay-per-use)

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode (required)	string	Type of data to retrieve Options: recalls, complaints, by_vin, by_campaign, list_makes
makes	array	List of vehicle makes (e.g., Honda, Toyota, Ford)
models	array	List of vehicle models corresponding to makes (e.g., Civic, Camry, F-150)
modelYear	integer	Filter by specific model year (e.g., 2024)
vins	array	Vehicle Identification Numbers to look up (17 characters each)
campaignNumbers	array	NHTSA recall campaign numbers (e.g., 23V704000)
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of records to return

Example Input

{
  "mode": "recalls",
  "makes": [
    "Ford"
  ],
  "models": [
    "F-150"
  ],
  "modelYear": 2023,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Output (sample)

{
  "campaign_number": "23V070000",
  "manufacturer": "Ford Motor Company",
  "make": "FORD",
  "model": "F-150",
  "model_year": "2023",
  "report_received_date": "10/02/2023",
  "component": "POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION",
  "summary": "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150, Mustang, Expl...",
  "consequence": "The inability to secure the vehicle in the park position can result in a roll...",
  "remedy": "Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmissions, free of ch...",
  "notes": "Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Ve...",
  "park_it": false,
  "park_outside": false,
  "over_the_air_update": false,
  "nhtsa_action_number": null,
  "scraped_at": "2026-05-28T18:19:08.182998+00:00"
}

Use cases

• Compliance / risk — monitor regulations, recalls, and filings
• News / media — auto-update on official government actions
• Legal-tech — track rules affecting your clients
• Research / policy — analyze government data at scale
• Alerting — notify stakeholders of relevant changes

Pricing

Pay-Per-Event:

• $0.0015 per result
• $0.00005 actor-start fee

Example runs

Use case	Results	Cost
Quick scan	100	$0.15
Standard run	500	$0.75
Bulk dataset	2,000	$3.00

FAQ

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Real-time — every run fetches live from the source.

Q: Do I pay for failed or empty runs?
A: You pay per result returned, plus a tiny actor-start fee.

Q: Can I schedule recurring runs?
A: Yes — use the Apify Console scheduler for daily/weekly automation.

Q: Can I export the data?
A: Yes — JSON, CSV, Excel, and API access are all supported by Apify.

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• federal-register-intelligence — US federal regulations
• fda-recall-intelligence — FDA recalls
• fbi-wanted-intelligence — FBI most-wanted data
• sec-edgar-filings-intelligence — SEC EDGAR filings

Legal & compliance

This actor retrieves publicly accessible data only. You are responsible for respecting the source's Terms of Service, honoring robots.txt, and complying with GDPR / applicable regulations for any personal data.

Support & feature requests

Open an issue on the Actor page or contact via Apify Console messaging. Custom features welcome.