All-in-One Vehicle Intelligence Scraper

The premium vehicle market intelligence bundle. Scrapes Cars.com, Boat Trader, and dealer websites in a single run, then automatically checks every VIN against the NHTSA recall database. Get complete market intelligence with recall safety data — all from one actor.

What it does

1. Cars.com: Scrapes used car listings across 20 US metro areas
2. Boat Trader: Scrapes marine/watercraft listings with type and price filters
3. Dealer Websites: Scrapes inventory from individual dealer sites (DealerOn, Dealer.com, Dealer Inspire, CDK)
4. NHTSA Recalls: Automatically checks every VIN found against the federal recall database

Select any combination of sources. Enable or disable recall checking as needed.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
sources	array of strings	["cars.com"]	Data sources to scrape: "cars.com", "boattrader", "dealers"
metros	array of strings	[] (all 20)	Metro areas for Cars.com (e.g., "Dallas", "Miami")
maxPages	integer	3	Max search result pages per source/metro
checkRecalls	boolean	true	Run NHTSA recall check on every VIN found
dealerUrls	array of strings	[]	Dealer website URLs (required if "dealers" in sources)

Output fields

All fields from each source, plus recall data when enabled:

Vehicle fields (Cars.com / Dealers)

Field	Type	Description
vin	string	17-character VIN
make	string	Vehicle manufacturer
model	string	Vehicle model
year	integer	Model year
price	integer	Listed price in USD
mileage	integer	Odometer reading
dealer_name	string	Selling dealer
source	string	"cars.com", "boattrader.com", or "dealer_website"
listing_url	string	Direct listing link

Boat fields (Boat Trader only)

Field	Type	Description
boat_type	string	Type of boat
listing_id	string	BoatTrader listing ID

Recall fields (when checkRecalls is true)

Field	Type	Description
has_recalls	boolean	Whether the vehicle has open recalls
recall_count	integer	Number of recalls found
recalls	array	Detailed recall records with campaign_number, component, summary, consequence, remedy

Example output

{
  "vin": "1HGCV1F3XPA123456",
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Accord",
  "year": 2023,
  "price": 29995,
  "mileage": 12450,
  "dealer_name": "AutoNation Honda",
  "dealer_city": "Dallas",
  "dealer_state": "TX",
  "listing_url": "https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/abc123/",
  "source": "cars.com",
  "has_recalls": true,
  "recall_count": 1,
  "recalls": [
    {
      "campaign_number": "23V456000",
      "component": "AIR BAGS",
      "summary": "The front passenger air bag may not deploy correctly.",
      "consequence": "Increased risk of injury in a crash.",
      "remedy": "Dealers will replace the air bag module, free of charge."
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

• Complete market intelligence: One-stop vehicle data with safety information
• Fleet acquisition: Find vehicles across multiple sources and check recalls before purchase
• Insurance risk assessment: Combine pricing data with recall status
• Dealer benchmarking: Compare inventory and pricing across dealers and platforms
• Automotive data enrichment: Build comprehensive vehicle databases

Pricing

Pay per result: $8 per 1,000 results (premium all-in-one bundle)

Coverage

• Cars.com: 20 US metro areas, used/new/CPO vehicles
• Boat Trader: All boat types, price range filtering
• Dealers: DealerOn, Dealer.com, Dealer Inspire, CDK platforms
• Recalls: Full NHTSA recall database via official API

Built by OTDCheck

This scraper powers OTDCheck.com — a vehicle market intelligence platform providing VIN price history, NHTSA recall cross-referencing, and dealer behavior scoring.