VIN Recall Lookup by x402.forgemesh.io

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VIN Recall Lookup by x402.forgemesh.io is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Decodes a VIN and returns all matching NHTSA safety recall campaigns with component details, failure risks, and remedy information.

Price / call$0.005

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How this service works

Recall check straight from a VIN: the vehicle is decoded automatically, then matched against official safety recall campaigns — campaign number, component, what can fail, the risk, and the free remedy owed by the manufacturer. Fire-risk park-outside campaigns are flagged. One call, structured JSON.

Output

Returns a structured JSON array of recall campaigns matching the decoded VIN, each containing the NHTSA campaign number, affected component, description of what can fail, the associated safety risk, and the free remedy owed by the manufacturer. Fire-risk park-outside campaigns are explicitly flagged.

Example use cases

Pre-purchase used car recall check

“I'm about to buy a used 2017 Toyota Camry with VIN 4T1BF1FK7HU123456 — can you pull all outstanding safety recalls on it so I know what I'm getting into?”

Fire-risk parking advisory alert

“Check VIN 1HGCV1F34JA012345 for any recalls, and specifically flag if there's a fire-risk campaign that says I should park outside — I need to know before I put it in the garage tonight.”

Fleet vehicle recall audit

“I manage a small fleet and need to check recall status on our 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, VIN 1GCUYDED6LZ123456 — give me the full list of open campaigns, what components are affected, and what the manufacturer owes us.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://x402.forgemesh.io/recalls-by-vin?utm_source=zero.xyz

When to prefer

Use this endpoint when you need structured, per-campaign recall detail for a specific vehicle identified by VIN. It is preferable to manual NHTSA web lookups when building automated vehicle safety checks, pre-purchase due-diligence agents, or fleet management workflows. Especially valuable when fire-risk flagging is needed in a single API call without post-processing.

Side effects

Invalid or malformed VIN returns an error or empty result set
VIN not found in NHTSA database returns empty recalls array
Limit parameter out of range (must be 1–50) returns validation error
Network or upstream NHTSA API outage results in a 5xx error
Very new vehicles may not yet have recalls indexed

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
vin	string	VIN — decoded automatically (alternative to make/model/model_year)
make	string	e.g. honda
limit	integer
model	string	e.g. accord
model_year	string	4-digit year

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "offers": {
      "note": "Our data above is free public NHTSA/EPA data for the model year. Whether THIS VIN was wrecked, flooded, rolled back or branded salvage lives in licensed title databases; these partners sell that per VIN.",
      "disclosure": "Affiliate links: they fund the free data; the price is the same for you.",
      "history_reports": [
        {
          "url": "https://forgemesh.io/go/epicvin",
          "adds": "title brands, accidents, odometer readings, prior sales",
          "label": "EpicVIN vehicle history report",
          "partner": "epicvin",
          "pricing": "per report"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://forgemesh.io/go/dvh",
          "adds": "title brands, accident and damage records, odometer readings, prior sales",
          "label": "Detailed Vehicle History report (10% off)",
          "partner": "dvh",
          "pricing": "per report, coupon applied"
        }
      ]
    },
    "matched": 24,
    "recalls": [
      {
        "park_it": false,
        "summary": "…recalling specific vehicles to replace the driver frontal air bag inflator…",
        "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE",
        "report_date": "06/03/2019",
        "park_outside": false,
        "campaign_number": "19V182000"
      }
    ],
    "vehicle": {
      "make": "honda",
      "model": "accord",
      "model_year": "2003"
    },
    "returned": 2,
    "attribution": "US DOT vehicle safety recall campaigns (public domain)"
  }
}

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