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Vehicle VIN Toolkit – VIN Decode
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Vehicle VIN Toolkit – VIN Decode is a paid API for AI agents from vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-23).
Decodes a 17-character VIN using NHTSA vPIC to return make, model, year, trim, body class, engine specs, assembly plant, and decoder warnings with a check-digit cross-check.
Price / call$0.02
Success—
StatusDown
How this service works
Decode a VIN with NHTSA vPIC: make, model, year, trim, body, engine, plant and decoder warnings, with a check-digit cross-check.
Output
Returns a structured object containing decoded vehicle attributes: make, model, model year, trim, series, body class, vehicle type, number of doors, GVWR, engine model, cylinder count, horsepower, displacement in liters, primary and secondary fuel types, electrification info, drive type, transmission, manufacturer name, assembly plant (city, state, country), a summary and verdict on the check-digit, decoder warnings/reasons, a suggested corrected VIN if applicable, the source URL, and a degraded-mode flag if NHTSA data was partially unavailable.
Example use cases
Pre-purchase vehicle research
“I'm thinking about buying a used car — can you decode VIN 5YJSA1E26MF123456 and tell me the make, model, year, trim, body style, and engine details?”
Insurance or registration filing
“I need the official NHTSA details for VIN 1G1ZT53806F109149 — specifically the model year, vehicle type, body class, and manufacturer name for an insurance form.”
Fleet inventory enrichment
“I have a VIN 3VWFE21C04M000001 and need to know the engine configuration, fuel type, horsepower, and assembly plant country so I can update our fleet records.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://vehicle-vin.x402tookit.com/vin-decode?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need comprehensive vehicle attribute data decoded from a VIN — including engine specs, plant location, and decoder warnings — backed by the official NHTSA vPIC database. It is more complete than basic VIN parsers because it includes check-digit cross-validation, engine horsepower and displacement, assembly plant details, and NHTSA decoder warnings all in one call. Prefer it over the sibling validation-only endpoint when you need the full attribute set, not just a pass/fail check.
Side effects
- Invalid or malformed VIN (not 6–17 characters) returns a validation error
- VIN with illegal characters (I, O, Q) may trigger a warning or rejection
- Ambiguous model year code without the optional year parameter may return two possible years
- NHTSA vPIC database may have incomplete records for older or niche vehicles, resulting in null fields
- Network or upstream NHTSA service outage may result in degraded mode with partial data
- Wildcard VINs may return less complete data than full 17-character VINs
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
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| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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