NHTSA Vehicle Safety & VIN Scraper

NHTSA Vehicle Safety & VIN Scraper — a fast, reliable nhtsa vehicle scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This nhtsa vehicle scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured nhtsa vehicle data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Vin (vin) — e.g. "5UXWX7C5*BA"
• Make (make) — e.g. "BMW"
• Model (model) — e.g. "X3"
• Model Year (modelYear) — e.g. 2011
• Manufacturer (manufacturer) — e.g. "BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA"
• Vehicle Type (vehicleType) — e.g. "MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)"
• Body Class (bodyClass) — e.g. "Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]"
• Trim (trim) — e.g. "xDrive35i"
• Series (series) — e.g. null
• Doors (doors) — e.g. 4
• Seats (seats) — e.g. null
• Drive Type (driveType) — e.g. "AWD/All-Wheel Drive"
• Engine Cylinders (engineCylinders) — e.g. 6
• Displacement L (displacementL) — e.g. "3.0"
• Displacement Cc (displacementCc) — e.g. "2979.1682352"

Input

Field	Type	Description
dataset	string	Which NHTSA dataset to pull. 'vin-decode' uses the 'vins' input; 'recalls' and 'complaints' use make + mode...
vins	array	Vehicle Identification Numbers to decode (one task each). Used only when dataset = vin-decode. Full 17-char...
make	string	Vehicle make, e.g. 'honda'. Required for the recalls and complaints datasets (ignored for vin-decode).
model	string	Vehicle model, e.g. 'accord'. Required for the recalls and complaints datasets (ignored for vin-decode).
modelYear	integer	Four-digit model year, e.g. 2015. Required for the recalls and complaints datasets (ignored for vin-decode).
crashOnly	boolean	Complaints dataset only: keep only complaints where a crash was reported.
fireOnly	boolean	Complaints dataset only: keep only complaints where a fire was reported.
maxResults	integer	Maximum records to return per task (per VIN, or per make/model/year query).

Example output

{
  "type": "vehicle",
  "vin": "5UXWX7C5*BA",
  "make": "BMW",
  "model": "X3",
  "modelYear": 2011,
  "manufacturer": "BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA",
  "vehicleType": "MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)",
  "bodyClass": "Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]",
  "trim": "xDrive35i",
  "series": null,
  "doors": 4,
  "seats": null,
  "driveType": "AWD/All-Wheel Drive",
  "engineCylinders": 6,
  "displacementL": "3.0",
  "displacementCc": "2979.1682352",
  "engineHp": 300,
  "fuelTypePrimary": "Gasoline",
  "fuelTypeSecondary": null,
  "gvwr": "Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)",
  "plantCountry": "GERMANY",
  "plantCity": "MUNICH",
  "vehicleDescriptor": "5UXWX7C5*BA",
  "errorCode": "6",
  "errorText": "6 - Incomplete VIN"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new nhtsa vehicle)

Schedule this nhtsa vehicle scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor nhtsa vehicle for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This nhtsa vehicle scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the nhtsa vehicle scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every nhtsa vehicle result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.