Recalls

Recall data is public. It’s trapped behind a government site built for one VIN at a time.

Federal recall data is free and public — but the official interface is built for a consumer typing in a single VIN. If you need recall exposure across a fleet, or recalls mapped to year/make/model inside your app, you need structured data by API. That’s this.

How it works

Public data. A clean API.

We ingest federal recall campaigns, map them to the vehicles in our catalog, and serve them through one REST endpoint. A single call returns every recall on record for a vehicle — component, summary, consequence, and the manufacturer’s remedy — refreshed daily.

Affected-vehicle counts and fleet bulk lookup are on the roadmap.

The response

What a recall response looks like.

Real records, structured. One call returns every recall on file for the vehicle.

response
{
  "vehicle": "2008–2016 Toyota Land Cruiser",
  "recalls": [
    {
      "campaign_id": "17V548000",
      "component": "AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: PASSENGER SIDE: INFLATOR MODULE",
      "summary": "Toyota is recalling certain Land Cruiser vehicles…",
      "consequence": "An incorrect air bag may not deploy as intended in a crash…",
      "remedy": "Dealers will replace the affected air bag assemblies, free of charge."
    }
  ]
}

Who needs recall data.

Fleet operators

You manage hundreds of vehicles, each with possible open recalls you don’t know about. Map your fleet’s recall exposure by year/make/model.

Insurance & claims

When a vehicle comes in with a reported issue, the first question is whether a recall covers it. Structured recall data at intake removes the manual lookup.

Shop management platforms

A service advisor pulls up a customer’s vehicle and sees open recalls before the conversation starts. That’s trust, in one API call.

Your users’ safety data shouldn’t be trapped on a government website.

Free tier. No credit card.