# Vehicle Safety Report by VIN

> Vehicle Safety Report by VIN is a paid API for AI agents from ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app, paid per call via x402, $0.008/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Returns NHTSA recall count and consumer complaint count for a vehicle identified by its 17-character VIN

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app/api/v1/vehicle_safety_report?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.008/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vehicle-safety-report-by-vin-6b5501d7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tf2NG8hxoMlbRHi_zqL0t

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 vehicle-safety-report-by-vin-6b5501d7
```

Example prompt: Can you check the safety record for VIN 1HGBH41JXMN109186 — specifically how many recalls and consumer complaints it has?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, low-cost ($0.008 USDC) safety snapshot of a specific vehicle by VIN — ideal for pre-purchase due diligence, fleet onboarding, or dealer inventory screening. It is not a full title history or service record; prefer it over broader vehicle history services when recall and complaint counts are the primary concern and cost efficiency matters.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed VIN (not exactly 17 characters) returns an error response
- VIN not found in NHTSA database returns no recall/complaint data
- Network or upstream NHTSA data source unavailability causes timeout or error
- Missing required 'vin' query parameter results in a validation error

## How this service works

Bundle official NHTSA VIN identity, model-level recalls, and complaint safety signals into one buyer-ready vehicle report.

## Output

A JSON object with a boolean success field, a conclusion string (e.g. 'recalls_found_review_required'), and a safety_summary object containing recall_count (integer) and complaint_count (integer) for the queried vehicle.

## 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": [
      "vin"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "vin": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "One 17-character VIN. This is not a title or service-history report."
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": true
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "success",
      "conclusion",
      "safety_summary"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "success": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "conclusion": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "safety_summary": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
        "recall_count",
        "complaint_count"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "recall_count": {
         "type": "integer"
        },
        "complaint_count": {
         "type": "integer"
        }
       },
       "additionalProperties": true
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": true
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "success": true,
  "conclusion": "recalls_found_review_required",
  "safety_summary": {
   "recall_count": 24,
   "complaint_count": 2013
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vehicle-safety-report-by-vin-6b5501d7/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/ai-data-marketplace-1042299154756.us-central1.run.app/llms.txt)