# NHTSA vPIC Vehicle Makes List

> NHTSA vPIC Vehicle Makes List is a paid API for AI agents from proxy.suverse.io, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Returns the full list of vehicle makes registered with NHTSA vPIC, including make ID and name for every manufacturer.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://proxy.suverse.io/v1/data/suverse-vehicle-makes
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nhtsa-vpic-vehicle-makes-list-42659227
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_GMcwdaTlIZQUVrzB_97u2

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-vpic-vehicle-makes-list-42659227 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the complete list of all vehicle makes registered with NHTSA, including their make IDs and names, so I can use it as reference data for validating car brands?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a complete, authoritative, keyless list of all NHTSA-registered vehicle makes with their official IDs — ideal for building reference datasets, populating dropdowns, or validating user-submitted make names against the official NHTSA registry. Prefer this over scraping or maintaining your own make list since it reflects the current NHTSA vPIC registry without requiring an API key.

## Known failure modes

- Network or proxy timeout if NHTSA upstream is slow or unavailable
- Empty or malformed response if the NHTSA vPIC API is down
- Payment failure if x402 USDC transaction is not completed (endpoint requires $0.002 USDC per call)
- HTTP 402 if payment is not provided

## How this service works

The full list of vehicle makes registered with NHTSA vPIC, no key. Returns make id and name for every manufacturer. For AI agents validating makes and building automotive reference data.

## Output

A complete list of all vehicle makes registered with NHTSA vPIC, each entry containing a numeric make ID and the make name (e.g., Ford, Toyota, Rivian). No authentication key required.

## 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",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nhtsa-vpic-vehicle-makes-list-42659227/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from proxy.suverse.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/proxy.suverse.io/llms.txt)