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NHTSA VIN Decode
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NHTSA VIN Decode is a paid API for AI agents from foundry-par007-machine-revenue-mainnet.inference-chip-index.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Decodes a full or partial VIN into NHTSA manufacturer-reported make, model, year, and vehicle attributes, preserving decode errors.
Price / call$0.005
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Pay-per-request evidence and data tools: CSV validation and reconciliation, DNS/email configuration evidence, and bounded official weather, earthquake, vehicle, company and study records. Exact USDC prices, explicit JSON contracts and source provenance. No mailbox, ownership, medical or safety guarantees.
Output
Returns a structured JSON object containing the queried VIN and optional model year, source attribution (NHTSA vPIC), freshness metadata, provenance details including license and terms, and a normalized array of manufacturer-reported vehicle attributes such as make, model, and year. Decode errors from NHTSA are preserved in the result.
Example use cases
Identify unknown vehicle from VIN
“I have this VIN from a used car listing — 1HGCM82633A004352 — can you decode it against NHTSA data to confirm the make, model, and year?”
Validate partial VIN at auction
“We have a partial VIN JH4DA9370MS016526 for a vehicle at auction and the model year is listed as 1991 — can you decode it through NHTSA and tell me what attributes come back, including any decode errors?”
Enrich fleet records with vehicle attributes
“For our fleet management system, can you look up VIN 2T1BURHE0JC034236 in the NHTSA database and pull back all the manufacturer-reported vehicle attributes for that vehicle?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://foundry-par007-machine-revenue-mainnet.inference-chip-index.workers.dev/v2/official/nhtsa-vin-decodeWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative, NHTSA manufacturer-reported vehicle data decoded from a VIN — including partial VINs with wildcards. It is ideal for automotive enrichment pipelines, fleet management, used-vehicle verification, and any workflow needing structured make/model/year from a raw VIN string without owner or registration data. Prefer over scraping NHTSA directly when you need a pay-per-call, agent-friendly interface with preserved decode errors and provenance metadata.
Side effects
- Invalid VIN pattern (must match [A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9*]{11,17}) returns a validation error
- Model year outside 1980–2035 range rejected
- NHTSA vPIC upstream unavailable returns an error or empty normalized result
- Partial VIN may yield multiple or ambiguous matches with limited attributes
- Payment failure via x402 results in 402 response before decode is attempted
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vin | string | |
| model_year | integer |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"route": "nhtsa-vin-decode",
"result": {
"query": {
"vin": "5UXWX7C5*BA0",
"model_year": 2011
},
"source": "NHTSA vPIC",
"freshness": {
"state": "CURRENT_RETRIEVAL",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-06T00:00:00Z",
"cacheAgeSeconds": 0,
"maximumCacheSeconds": 0,
"recordAgeIsNotRetrievalAge": true
},
"sourceUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov",
"observedAt": "2026-09-06T00:00:00Z",
"provenance": {
"license": "Public vPIC Open Data API; no licensing or registration requirement",
"termsUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/Home/Index/FAQ",
"truncated": false,
"attribution": "NHTSA vPIC; manufacturer-reported vehicle attributes",
"limitations": [
"Synthetic example only; identifiers and null values illustrate fields, not a live observation."
],
"modifications": "Selected factual fields, normalized names and bounded result count; no source ownership claimed.",
"upstreamCalls": 1,
"documentationUrl": "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/"
},
"sourceUpdatedAt": null,
"normalizedResult": [
{
"VIN": null,
"Make": null,
"Model": null,
"BodyClass": null,
"ErrorCode": null,
"ErrorText": null,
"ModelYear": null,
"VehicleType": null,
"Manufacturer": null,
"EngineCylinders": null,
"FuelTypePrimary": null,
"ElectrificationLevel": null
}
],
"sourceProcessedAt": null,
"rawSourceIdentifiers": []
},
"observed_at": "2026-09-06T00:00:00Z"
}
}Tags
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