VIN Decoder + Recalls + Complaints + Crash Ratings (NHTSA)
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Pay per event
VIN Decoder + Recalls + Complaints + Crash Ratings (NHTSA)
Give it VINs, get specs, safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings from official US government data. Built for AI agents and repair, insurance and used-car workflows.
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Dodge Sucharda
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Give it VINs. Get back one clean record per vehicle: specs, safety recall campaigns, owner complaint counts and the most affected components, and NHTSA crash-test star ratings. All from official US government data (NHTSA), no scraping and no login.
Built for AI agents and for repair shops, insurers, used-car buyers and dealers who need the same lookup for many vehicles.
What you get per VIN
| Field group | Contents |
|---|---|
| Specs | Year, make, model, trim, body, drive type, engine size and power, fuel, transmission, plant, airbags, GVWR class |
| Recalls | Every NHTSA recall campaign for this make, model and year: number, component, summary, consequence, remedy, "park it" and over-the-air flags |
| Complaints | Total owner complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths, top 8 components, and the most recent complaints (you choose how many) |
| Crash ratings | NHTSA 5-star overall, front, side and rollover ratings, when the vehicle was rated |
Pricing
You pay per delivered vehicle report. Invalid VINs, VINs that cannot be decoded, and failed lookups are not charged. Set a maximum cost per run and the Actor stops when it is reached.
Input
- VINs: one 17-character VIN per line, up to 1,000 per run. Duplicates are removed.
- Include recalls / complaints / ratings: switch off what you do not need for faster runs.
- Recent complaints per vehicle: 0 to 50 (counts are always included).
Output example (shortened)
status is ok (complete), partial (decoded but a warning applies, such as a check-digit mismatch or one lookup failing), invalid_vin, not_decodable or lookup_failed. Read warnings and decodeMessage when status is not ok.
What this does not tell you
- Recalls are per model and year, not per car. NHTSA does not publish whether a specific VIN was already repaired. Use the manufacturer's VIN recall lookup or a dealer to confirm open recalls on a particular car.
- Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They are a signal, not proof of a defect.
- Ratings exist only for vehicles NHTSA tested. Older and low-volume vehicles often show no rating.
- Model names differ between NHTSA databases (for example F-150 and F150). The Actor matches them automatically and lists the names it used in
recallsMatchedModelsandcomplaintsMatchedModels. If a model still returns no records, the name may not match: check those fields. - Coverage is the US market. Vehicles built for other markets may decode partially or not at all.
- This is information, not legal, safety or insurance advice, and it is not affiliated with NHTSA.
Data sources
NHTSA vPIC (VIN decoding), NHTSA Recalls, Complaints and Safety Ratings APIs. Public US government data.
