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Show me up to 20 results, newest first.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Used car safety check before purchase","prompt":"I'm thinking about buying a 2016 Toyota RAV4 — can you pull up any NHTSA safety recalls on it so I know what I'm getting into? Show me the most recent ones first."},{"title":"VIN-based recall check for a specific car","prompt":"My VIN is 1HGCM82633A123456 — can you look up all the NHTSA safety recalls associated with this exact vehicle?"},{"title":"Fleet vehicle recall audit","prompt":"I manage a fleet and need to know if the 2020 Ford F-150 has had any safety recalls issued by NHTSA — please list up to 50 of the most recent ones."}],"resultDescription":"A list of NHTSA recall records for the specified vehicle, ordered newest first, up to the requested limit. 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