# Vextorium Vehicle Recalls Lookup

> Vextorium Vehicle Recalls Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.vextorium.com, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-19).

Retrieves official vehicle recall campaigns and withdrawal details for a given car brand, model, and year from NHTSA and similar authorities

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.vextorium.com/v1/vehicle-recalls?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-19
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vextorium-vehicle-recalls-lookup-a6cb66ac
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__3I-OtIrcRU7qZatT_KW2

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 vextorium-vehicle-recalls-lookup-a6cb66ac -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if the 2023 Tesla Model 3 has any open safety recalls? I want to know the campaign numbers, affected components, and whether any fixes are available as OTA updates.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured, per-campaign recall data for a specific vehicle identified by brand, model, and year — especially when you need details like campaign IDs, component names, consequence descriptions, and OTA fix flags. Prefer this over general web searches when you need machine-readable recall records suitable for downstream processing, compliance checks, or fleet management workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown brand/model/year combination returns empty campaigns array or null withdrawals
- Invalid or missing required fields (brand, model, year) results in a validation error
- Upstream NHTSA data unavailability may return null source or empty dataset
- Non-US vehicles may have limited or no recall data if not covered by NHTSA
- Payment failure via x402 prevents the call from completing

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns structured recall data including the total number of campaigns, the data source (e.g. NHTSA), and an array of individual recall records each containing campaign ID, date, summary, affected component, safety consequence, recommended solution, and boolean flags for whether the vehicle must not be driven and whether the fix is deployable via OTA remote update.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "year": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "brand": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "model": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "year": 2023,
  "brand": "tesla",
  "model": "model 3",
  "source": "NHTSA (US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)",
  "campaigns": 12,
  "withdrawals": [
   {
    "date": "15/11/2022",
    "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  One or both taillights may intermittently fail to illuminate.",
    "campaign": "22V844000",
    "solution": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-016.",
    "component": "EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS",
    "consequence": "A taillight that fails to illuminate may reduce the visibility of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.",
    "not_driving": false,
    "by_remote_update": true
   },
   {
    "date": "25/10/2021",
    "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2021, 2023 Model 3 vehicles.  The left and/or right side curtain air bag may have been improperly secured to the roof rail, which could result in a twisted air bag.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Sa…",
    "campaign": "21V834000",
    "solution": "Tesla Service will inspect and realign the left and right side curtain air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-20-006.",
    "component": "AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN",
    "consequence": "A twisted side curtain air bag may improperly deploy, increasing the risk of injury or occupant ejection during a crash.",
    "not_driving": false,
    "by_remote_update": false
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vextorium-vehicle-recalls-lookup-a6cb66ac/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.vextorium.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.vextorium.com/llms.txt)