# Polyform VIN Lookup — Vehicle Details & Recall Data

> Polyform VIN Lookup — Vehicle Details & Recall Data is a paid API for AI agents from api.polyform.org, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns decoded vehicle information (make, model, year) and active safety recall campaigns for a given VIN, paid per-call via USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.polyform.org/v1/vehicle/vin/%7Bvin%7D
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/polyform-vin-lookup-vehicle-details-recall-data-2ef7c13e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Ov2B5fsS2V66cf8_CJmJi

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 polyform-vin-lookup-vehicle-details-recall-data-2ef7c13e
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the VIN 1HGCM82633A004352 and tell me if it has any open safety recalls and what make, model, and year it is?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a no-signup, pay-per-call VIN decode with integrated recall data in a single response. Ideal for AI agents that need occasional VIN lookups without managing API keys or subscriptions — the $0.005 USDC micropayment model suits low-to-moderate volume lookups. Prefer this over NHTSA's free public API when you need a single unified response combining decoded vehicle attributes and recall campaigns, or when operating in an x402-compatible payment environment.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed VIN returns an error response
- VIN not found in database returns empty or null vehicle data
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance or x402 protocol error) blocks the request
- Network timeout if upstream vehicle database is unavailable

## How this service works

Pay-per-call data endpoints for AI agents. USDC on Base via x402. No account, no API key — one micropayment per call.

## Output

A JSON object containing the decoded vehicle object (make, model, year) and an array of recall entries, each with a campaign identifier and affected component description. Returns an empty recalls array if no active recalls are found.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "recalls": [
   {
    "campaign": "03V123000",
    "component": "AIR BAGS"
   }
  ],
  "vehicle": {
   "make": "HONDA",
   "year": "2003",
   "model": "Accord"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/polyform-vin-lookup-vehicle-details-recall-data-2ef7c13e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.polyform.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.polyform.org/llms.txt)