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NHTSA Recalls by VIN, Make, Model + Complaint API OpenAPI definition

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You can download the OpenAPI definitions for NHTSA Recall and Complaint Monitor from the options below:

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If you’d like to learn more about how OpenAPI powers GPTs, read our blog post.

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Vehicle Recalls and Complaints (NHTSA)

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Look up US vehicle safety recalls and owner complaints from NHTSA by make, model, and year, or by VIN. Official NHTSA data.

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NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API

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Check vehicle recall records from NHTSA for make/model/year queries.

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NHTSA Vehicle Recalls & Complaints Scraper

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Look up NHTSA vehicle recall campaigns and owner complaints by make, model, and year for up to 200 vehicles per run. Export campaign details, remedies, crash/fire flags, injuries, deaths, dates, and normalized safety data from official NHTSA public APIs.

Johnn Mottin

NHTSA Vehicle Recalls & Complaints Scraper

parseforge/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-scraper

Collects NHTSA vehicle safety recall records and consumer complaints filtered by make, model, and model year. Returns each recall or complaint as a structured flat row with official defect and remedy details.

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NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Scraper

fortuitous_pirate/nhtsa-recalls-scraper

Scrape NHTSA vehicle safety recall data by make, model, and year. Access recall campaigns, safety investigations, complaints, and technical service bulletins from the official NHTSA database.

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US NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor

zeekr011/us-nhtsa-monitor

Query and monitor official NHTSA vehicle safety recalls by vehicle or campaign.

hugo liu

NHTSA Vehicle Recalls, Complaints & VIN Decoder

dromb/nhtsa-recalls-us

Search official US vehicle recalls and consumer complaints or decode VIN specifications using NHTSA public APIs.

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VIN Decoder + NHTSA Recalls & Complaints: One Call

getascraper/nhtsa-vehicle-intelligence-monitor

Decode any US VIN into full specs, then pull every open NHTSA recall and consumer complaint for that vehicle in one merged record. Skip juggling separate VIN, recall, and complaint tools. Accepts VIN or make/model/year. $0.0018 per vehicle.

GetAScraper

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Search

lulzasaur/vehicle-recalls-scraper

Search NHTSA vehicle recalls by make, model, and year. Official government recall data with summaries, consequences, and remedies. Clean JSON output.

lulz bot

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Checker

copious_atoll/nhtsa-recall-checker

Checks vehicles against the NHTSA recall database by VIN. Returns recall status, count, and detailed recall information including campaign number, component, summary, consequence, and remedy.