vehicle_recalls
NHTSA safety recalls
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Official NHTSA safety recalls for a vehicle. Returns campaign id, affected component, the safety consequence, and the free remedy, newest first (max 50). Query by make (optionally model and year) or by a known campaign id. Use this before buying a used vehicle or when a customer asks whether their car has open recalls. A zero count means nothing matched the ingested NHTSA subset — it does not prove the vehicle is recall-free. Costs $0.005 USDC per call via x402 on Base.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| make | string | no | Consumer make name, e.g. 'FORD', 'TOYOTA'. Required unless 'campaign' is given. |
| model | string | no | Model name, e.g. 'F-150', 'CAMRY'. Optional. |
| year | string | no | Four-digit model year, e.g. '2018'. Optional. |
| campaign | string | no | NHTSA campaign id to fetch directly, e.g. '21V123000'. Optional. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"make": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Consumer make name, e.g. 'FORD', 'TOYOTA'. Required unless 'campaign' is given.",
"examples": [
"FORD"
]
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Model name, e.g. 'F-150', 'CAMRY'. Optional.",
"examples": [
"F-150"
]
},
"year": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Four-digit model year, e.g. '2018'. Optional.",
"examples": [
"2018"
]
},
"campaign": {
"type": "string",
"description": "NHTSA campaign id to fetch directly, e.g. '21V123000'. Optional.",
"examples": [
"21V123000"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}