# NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Lookup

> NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.healthtravel-api.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Retrieves official NHTSA recall records for a specific vehicle by make, model, and year from the US government recall database.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.healthtravel-api.workers.dev/api/travel/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-lookup-34fa35d3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tVOHUOw-YDa7gBMmIlG9r

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-lookup-34fa35d3
```

Example prompt: Can you check if there are any NHTSA recalls on a 2020 Honda Accord? I want to see all the official recall campaigns and what components are affected.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need official US government NHTSA recall data for a specific vehicle by make, model, and year. It is ideal for pre-purchase vehicle due diligence, fleet safety management, or consumer safety checks. Prefer this over web scraping or third-party vehicle history services when you need authoritative, structured recall data directly from the federal source. Pay-per-call with no signup makes it suitable for on-demand agent workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required query parameters (make, model, year) returns an error
- Vehicle combination not found in NHTSA database returns empty recalls array
- Invalid year format or out-of-range year (outside 1950–2100) may cause an error
- NHTSA upstream API downtime results in a failed call (not charged)
- Misspelled make or model may return zero results instead of an error

## How this service works

US NHTSA safety recalls for a make, model and model year: campaign number, component, summary, report date and remedy flags, as published by NHTSA. Recalls only; no VIN lookup and no recall status (open/closed).

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the vehicle make, model, year, total recall count, and an array of recall records. Each recall includes the campaign number, a plain-English summary of the defect, the affected component, the manufacturer name, flags indicating whether the vehicle should be parked indoors/outdoors, whether an over-the-air update is available, and the date the report was received by NHTSA. Also includes the source URL and timestamp of when the data was retrieved.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "make",
      "model",
      "year"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "make": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Vehicle make, e.g. honda"
      },
      "year": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Model year, 1950 to 2100"
      },
      "model": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Vehicle model, e.g. accord"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "make": "honda",
  "year": 2020,
  "count": 5,
  "model": "accord",
  "source": "https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/recallsByVehicle?make=honda&model=accord&modelYear=2020",
  "recalls": [
   {
    "parkIt": false,
    "summary": "Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles.  A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other components.  This may result in malfunction…",
    "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE",
    "parkOutside": false,
    "manufacturer": "Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)",
    "campaignNumber": "20V771000",
    "overTheAirUpdate": false,
    "reportReceivedDate": "10/12/2020"
   },
   {
    "parkIt": false,
    "summary": "Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgelin…",
    "component": "FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP",
    "parkOutside": false,
    "manufacturer": "Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)",
    "campaignNumber": "21V215000",
    "overTheAirUpdate": false,
    "reportReceivedDate": "25/03/2021"
   }
  ],
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-23T09:36:38.048Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-lookup-34fa35d3/health.json
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