Canada Vehicle Recalls Monitor (Transport Canada Open Data)

Get official Canadian vehicle safety recalls from the public Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database API. Search by make (all models) or by make and model, for a model year range, and get one clean JSON record per recall, with the issue, safety risk and corrective action in English and French.

No API key, login or proxy needed: the data is Government of Canada open data.

Why use it?

• Dealers and used-car sellers: check recalls on the makes and years you stock or import.
• Parts sellers and repair shops: watch new recalls on the systems you service (brakes, air bags, powertrain, steering).
• Fleet, leasing and insurance data teams: build a Canadian recall dataset and see how many units are affected per recall.
• Journalists and researchers: track recalls by make, system or manufacturer over time.
• Automations: schedule weekly with recalledAfter, and send new recalls to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack or an AI agent.
• Combine with the US data in the sister Actor Vehicle Recalls Monitor (NHTSA Open Data) for a North America view.

What you get

Field	Description
recallNumber	Transport Canada recall number
recallDate	Recall date (YYYY-MM-DD)
make, manufacturer	Make and manufacturer
models, modelYears	All affected models and model years found in your search
manufacturerRecallNumber	Manufacturer's own campaign number, when given
category, system	Vehicle category and affected system (e.g. Brakes, Air bags, Powertrain)
notificationType	e.g. Safety Mfr, Compliance, Inconsequential
unitsAffected	Number of vehicles affected in Canada
description, descriptionFr	Issue, safety risk and corrective action, in English and French
sourceUrl	Official Transport Canada recall page
fetchedAt	When the record was fetched

Input example

{
  "makes": ["Tesla"],
  "vehicles": [{"make": "Ford", "model": "F-150"}],
  "yearFrom": 2023,
  "yearTo": 2024,
  "recalledAfter": "2025-01-01",
  "systemContains": "brake",
  "maxResults": 100
}

• Set recalledAfter and schedule the Actor (e.g. weekly) to receive only new recalls.
• Set includeDetails to false for a faster run with only number, date, models and years.

Output sample

One dataset row per recall (text shortened here):

{
  "recallNumber": "2025414",
  "make": "FORD",
  "manufacturer": "FORD",
  "recallDate": "2025-08-08",
  "models": ["F-150"],
  "modelYears": [2023, 2024],
  "manufacturerRecallNumber": "25S82",
  "category": "Light Truck & Van",
  "system": "Powertrain",
  "notificationType": "Safety Mfr",
  "unitsAffected": 22663,
  "description": "Issue: On certain trucks, the rear axle hub bolt(s) could break ... Safety Risk: A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. ... Corrective Actions: Ford will notify owners by mail ...",
  "descriptionFr": "Problème : Sur certains camions, le ou les boulons de moyeu d'essieu arrière pourraient se briser ...",
  "sourceUrl": "https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?lang=eng&rn=2025414",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-21T13:28:16+00:00"
}

Pricing

Pay per event: $0.002 per recall record ($2 per 1,000 records). No monthly rental. maxResults caps both results and cost, and the run stops cleanly if it reaches your maximum charge.

Notes

• Data comes from Transport Canada's public API (data.tc.gc.ca), used as published. Always confirm a recall on the official page before acting on it.
• The Actor reads public data only, calls the API politely and stores no personal data.
• Not affiliated with or endorsed by Transport Canada.

Search terms

Transport Canada recalls, Canada vehicle recall database, Canadian car recall checker, recall by make and model year, auto recall monitor, rappels de véhicules Canada, fleet recall alerts, used car recall check Canada, vehicle safety recall dataset.

AI transparency

The Actor performs deterministic querying, filtering and formatting. It does not call a generative AI model. Its source and listing were prepared with AI assistance (Claude) and verified with unit tests and live runs.