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VIN Decoder & Vehicle Recalls

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Decode up to 500 VINs per run with official NHTSA vPIC data: make, model, year, trim, body, engine, fuel, drive and plant, with an honest complete/partial/invalid status. Adds NHTSA recall campaigns for each make/model/year.

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Bulk NHTSA VIN Decoder with Vehicle Recalls OpenAPI definition

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