Bulk VIN Recall Check & VIN Decoder (NHTSA recalls and complaints)

Check VINs for open safety recalls in bulk. Paste up to 500 VINs and get one row per VIN: year, make, model, trim and engine specs from the NHTSA vPIC VIN decoder, the NHTSA vehicle safety recalls on file for that vehicle's year/make/model (with Park It / Park Outside "do not drive" flags), and NHTSA owner complaint counts (crashes, fires, injuries). Data comes from official free US government APIs. You don't need an API key, a login or scraping.

Built for

• Used-car dealers: run a whole auction run list or your lot through a VIN recall check before you buy, list or deliver. "Do Not Drive" flags show up first.
• Fleet managers: run your full fleet monthly and get one spreadsheet showing which units have recalls on file.
• Also useful for wholesalers, rental and rideshare fleets, repair shops, warranty and insurance companies, and car buyers checking a used car.

What you can do

• Bulk VIN recall lookup: up to 500 VINs per run, dashes and spaces OK, duplicates removed.
• Free VIN decode: model year, make, model, trim, body, drive, engine, fuel/EV type, transmission, GVWR and plant.
• Recall and complaint screening: recall count, Park It / Park Outside flags, OTA-fix flags and complaint totals per VIN.
• Scheduled fleet recall alerts: run it on an Apify Schedule and send results to Sheets, Excel, Slack or a webhook.

Input

vins (list of up to 500, any case, dashes and spaces OK, duplicates removed), includeSpecs (default on), includeComplaints (default on).

Output (one row per VIN)

vin, status (ok / not_decoded / invalid), checkDigitValid, decodeNotes, modelYear, make, model, specs {trim, series, bodyClass, vehicleType, doors, driveType, engineCylinders, displacementL, engineHP, fuelTypePrimary, electrificationLevel, transmissionStyle, gvwr, plantCity, plantState, plantCountry, manufacturer}, recallCount, hasParkItRecall, hasParkOutsideRecall, recalls [campaignNumber, date, component, summary, consequence, remedy, parkIt, parkOutside, overTheAirUpdate, nhtsaUrl], recallMatchType, nhtsaModelsMatched, complaintCount, complaintsCrash, complaintsFire, complaintInjuries, complaintDeaths, topComplaintComponents, recallCheckUrl, retrievedAt. Export as CSV or Excel, or use the API.

Pricing

$0.003 per VIN plus a $0.005 run start fee. 100 VINs cost $0.305 and 500 VINs cost $1.505. Every VIN row is charged, including VINs marked invalid. Runs stop at your max-charge limit.

Important: recalls on file, not repair status

Recalls are matched by year/make/model, the way NHTSA publishes them. NHTSA's free API doesn't say whether a recall has been repaired on a given VIN, and not every recall covers every VIN of a model. Treat each row as a list of recalls to check. Confirm a specific VIN at its recallCheckUrl (nhtsa.gov/recalls) or with the dealer before you rely on it. When NHTSA names the model differently from vPIC (e.g. Silverado vs SILVERADO 1500), the actor matches NHTSA's variant names and shows them in nhtsaModelsMatched (recallMatchType: variant). It never merges distinct models, such as Rogue with Rogue Sport or Prius with Prius C. Hybrid and EV variants are only merged for VINs that decode as electrified.

FAQ

How do I check a VIN for recalls? Paste one or more VINs into vins and run. Each row lists the NHTSA recalls on file for that vehicle plus a direct nhtsa.gov check link.

Can I check consumer product recalls too? Yes. Use our CPSC Recall Search actor for US product safety recalls by product, brand or UPC: https://apify.com/forged_mussel/cpsc-recall-search

Notes

Data belongs to US NHTSA (public domain). Not affiliated with NHTSA. This isn't legal advice.