VIN decode & vehicle recalls (NHTSA) API

Decode a VIN to its make/model/year/specs, or look up open safety recalls for a vehicle — from the free U.S. NHTSA data. Answers 'decode this VIN', 'recalls for this car', 'what vehicle is this VIN'.

Price$0.01per request

MethodPOST

Route/v1/gov/vehicle

StatusLive

MIME typeapplication/json

Rate limit60/minute

Cache86400s public

govvehiclevinrecallsnhtsaautomotivesafety

API URLhttps://x402.hexl.dev/v1/gov/vehicle

Integration docs

Example request

{
  "op": "vin",
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
}

Example response

{
  "op": "vin",
  "vin": "1HGCM82633A004352",
  "make": "HONDA",
  "model": "Accord",
  "modelYear": "2003",
  "bodyClass": "Coupe",
  "fuelType": "Gasoline"
}

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "op"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "op": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "vin",
        "recalls"
      ]
    },
    "vin": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "make": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "modelYear": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "number"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Output schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": true
}