{"uid":"cap_BFbCQp6FPFXHBccw8usxD","slug":"forgemesh-car-recall-lookup-4406b1b0","name":"ForgeMesh Car Recall Lookup","description":"Car recall lookup: give a VIN or year/make/model and get every official safety recall campaign — component, defect summary, consequence, remedy, and urgent do-not-drive or park-outside flags — newest data as structured JSON. Check any used car before purchase or any fleet vehicle for open campaigns.","url":"https://x402.forgemesh.io/car-recalls","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"vin":{"type":"string","description":"VIN — decoded automatically (alternative to make/model/model_year)"},"make":{"type":"string","description":"e.g. honda"},"limit":{"type":"integer","maximum":50,"minimum":1},"model":{"type":"string","description":"e.g. accord"},"model_year":{"type":"string","description":"4-digit year"}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.005","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.005/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.005","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.005","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_8lfBwXDADfwDOexJo3mwK","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.005","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Accepts a VIN or year/make/model and returns all official NHTSA safety recall campaigns as structured JSON, including component, defect, consequence, remedy, and urgent safety flags.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you check if there are any open safety recalls on a 2018 Toyota Camry? Pull up every campaign with the defect description, what can go wrong, and whether there's a do-not-drive flag.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Used car pre-purchase safety check","prompt":"I'm about to buy a used 2017 Ford F-150 with VIN 1FTEW1EF7HFA12345 — can you pull up every recall campaign on it, including what the defect is, the consequence, and whether any say don't drive it?"},{"title":"Fleet recall compliance audit","prompt":"We have a fleet vehicle, a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, make chevy, model silverado — can you get me all open NHTSA recall campaigns for it so I can flag which ones need immediate remediation?"},{"title":"Family vehicle safety verification","prompt":"We just got a 2019 Honda Odyssey minivan and I want to make sure it's safe. Can you look up all recalls for that year, make, and model and tell me if any have urgent do-not-drive or park-outside warnings?"}],"resultDescription":"A structured JSON array of recall campaigns, each containing the recall campaign number, affected component, defect summary, potential consequence, recommended remedy, and urgent safety flags such as do-not-drive or park-outside advisories, ordered newest first.","failureModes":["VIN not recognized or invalid format returns empty results or an error","No recalls found for a valid vehicle returns an empty array","Ambiguous make/model/year combination may match multiple vehicles or return partial results","Exceeding the limit parameter maximum of 50 truncates results","NHTSA data source temporarily unavailable causes service errors","Malformed input (missing both VIN and make/model/year) returns a validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need official NHTSA recall data for a specific vehicle identified by VIN or year/make/model, especially for pre-purchase due diligence, fleet safety audits, or checking urgent safety flags. Prefer this over general vehicle history services when the specific goal is structured recall campaign data with defect and remedy details.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T07:10:26.396Z","isFirstParty":false}