You can access the NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "searchKeywords": [
<    "source-backed signal",
<    "buyer fit"
<  ],
<  "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
<  "sourceMode": "startUrls",
<  "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
<  "startUrls": [],
<  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
<  "maxRequestRetries": 2,
<  "sinceLastRun": false,
<  "deltaMode": true
<}' |
<apify call zentrafoundry/automotive-parts-recall-monitor --silent --output-dataset

NHTSA vehicle recalls — make/model/year API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API in Python

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API in JavaScript

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor OpenAPI definition

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API

jeeves_is_my_copilot/nhtsa-vehicle-recall-monitor

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

Alexander Abernathy

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.

Fortuitous Pirate

NHTSA Recall Monitor

junipr/nhtsa-recall-monitor

Monitor public vehicle recall data by make, model, year, component, and keyword.

junipr

NHTSA Recalls Scraper

automation-lab/nhtsa-vehicle-recall-campaigns

Export official NHTSA recall campaigns for batches of vehicle make, model, and model-year filters.

Automation Lab

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

US NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor

zeekr011/us-nhtsa-monitor

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

hugo liu

NHTSA Recalls Scraper

straightforward_hydra/nhtsa-recalls-scraper

US vehicle safety recalls from the official NHTSA API by make, model and model year. No key.

Dev D

NHTSA Vehicle Safety Recalls Scraper

martc03/nhtsa-recalls

Extracts vehicle safety recall data from NHTSA. Search by make, model year, and component. All manufacturer recalls with Park It and remedy details.

CoDee

NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Scraper

neuton/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-scraper

Search official NHTSA recall records by vehicle make, model, year, or campaign number. Export recall summaries, components, remedies, dates, and campaign IDs for automotive safety monitoring.

Neuton Scripts

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Scraper

moving_beacon-owner1/nhtsa-vehicle-recall-scraper

Scrapes U.S. vehicle safety recall records from the official NHTSA API. Search by make, model, and model year, or retrieve a specific recall campaign. Supports automatic model discovery when the model is omitted and returns recall details, affected units, manufacturer, remedy.