# Check NHTSA recall campaigns for your fleet vehicles

**Use case:** 

Paste the VINs of your company cars, vans or trucks and get each vehicle decoded with NHTSA vPIC plus the NHTSA recall campaigns for its make, model and year: component, consequence, remedy and campaign number. Recalls are listed per model, so confirm each VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

## Input

```json
{
  "vins": [
    "1HGCM82633A004352",
    "5YJ3E1EA6PF384836",
    "5UXWX7C5*BA"
  ],
  "includeRecalls": true,
  "matchCandidateModels": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "inputIndex": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "vin": {
    "label": "VIN",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "decodeStatus": {
    "label": "Decode status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "make": {
    "label": "Make",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "model": {
    "label": "Model",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "modelYear": {
    "label": "Year",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "trim": {
    "label": "Trim",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bodyClass": {
    "label": "Body",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vehicleType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "engineCylinders": {
    "label": "Cylinders",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "displacementL": {
    "label": "Displacement (L)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "fuelTypePrimary": {
    "label": "Fuel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "electrificationLevel": {
    "label": "Electrification",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "driveType": {
    "label": "Drive",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "plantCountry": {
    "label": "Plant country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recallLookupStatus": {
    "label": "Recall lookup",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recallCount": {
    "label": "Recalls",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "recallCampaignNumbers": {
    "label": "Campaigns",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "recallModelCandidates": {
    "label": "Candidate models",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "errorCodes": {
    "label": "vPIC codes",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "errorText": {
    "label": "vPIC message",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "checkDigitValid": {
    "label": "Check digit OK",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "suggestedVin": {
    "label": "Suggested VIN",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "decodeError": {
    "label": "Decode error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recallLookupError": {
    "label": "Recall error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "inputVin": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The VIN Decoder & Vehicle Recalls Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check NHTSA recall campaigns for your fleet vehicles". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/raTOTQw026DDfNIHb) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check NHTSA recall campaigns for your fleet vehicles" task

The VIN Decoder & Vehicle Recalls Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like VINs, include nhtsa recalls, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check NHTSA recall campaigns for your fleet vehicles" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as #, VIN, decode status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check NHTSA recall campaigns for your fleet vehicles" task via API](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/vin-decoder-vehicle-recalls.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [VIN Decoder & Vehicle Recalls](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/vin-decoder-vehicle-recalls.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/vin-decoder-vehicle-recalls.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/vin-decoder-vehicle-recalls.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).