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

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "searchKeywords": [
10        "source-backed signal",
11        "buyer fit",
12    ],
13    "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
14    "sourceMode": "startUrls",
15    "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
16    "startUrls": [],
17    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
18    "maxRequestRetries": 2,
19    "sinceLastRun": False,
20    "deltaMode": True,
21}
22
23# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
24run = client.actor("zentrafoundry/automotive-parts-recall-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)
25
26# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
27print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
28for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
29    print(item)
30
31# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

NHTSA vehicle recalls — make/model/year API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API in JavaScript

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API through CLI

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor OpenAPI definition

NHTSA Vehicle Recall Monitor API

NHTSA Recalls Scraper - Car Recall Lookup API

scrapers_lat/nhtsa-recalls-scraper

Scrape official US vehicle safety recalls and complaints from NHTSA by make, model, year, VIN or campaign number. No API key. Get recall campaign numbers, components, defect summaries, remedies, units affected, do-not-drive advisories, plus NCAP safety ratings.