{"uid":"cap_smG3k8ddt9s1UCry_tPDk","slug":"forgemesh-vehicle-recall-check-31f04f26","name":"ForgeMesh Vehicle Recall Check","description":"Vehicle recall status check for any car, truck, or motorcycle sold in the US: open safety campaigns by year/make/model or VIN with defect description, injury risk, remedy, and report dates. Empty list means no recalls on file — a real, billable answer. For marketplaces, insurers, and repair-shop agents.","url":"https://x402.forgemesh.io/vehicle-recall-check","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_lmp0DbKCxC-XSA5ElHija","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":"Returns open NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a US vehicle by VIN or year/make/model, including defect descriptions, injury risks, remedies, and report dates.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you check if my 2018 Honda Accord has any open safety recalls — I want to see the defect description and what the remedy is?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Used car purchase safety check","prompt":"I'm about to buy a 2016 Toyota Camry with VIN 4T1BF1FK4GU230895 — can you pull up any open recalls on it so I know what safety issues are outstanding before I finalize the deal?"},{"title":"Repair shop pre-service recall scan","prompt":"Before I bring in a customer's 2020 Ford F-150, can you check if there are any open safety recalls on it by make, model, and year so I can flag them during the service visit?"},{"title":"Insurance underwriting recall review","prompt":"I need to check if a 2015 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle has any unresolved safety recalls — can you pull the recall list with defect descriptions and injury risk details?"}],"resultDescription":"A list of open NHTSA recall campaigns matching the queried vehicle, each containing the defect description, associated injury risk, recommended remedy, and relevant report dates. An empty list is a valid, billable response indicating no recalls are on file for that vehicle.","failureModes":["Invalid or malformed VIN returns an error or empty result","Unrecognized make/model/year combination may return no results","Missing required fields (neither VIN nor make+model+year provided) will cause a validation error","Network or upstream NHTSA data unavailability may cause timeouts","Limit parameter outside 1-50 range returns a validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need structured, per-vehicle recall data from NHTSA for US-market cars, trucks, or motorcycles — especially for marketplace pre-purchase checks, insurance underwriting, or repair shop workflows. Prefer it over scraping NHTSA directly because it returns clean structured JSON with defect, risk, and remedy fields and charges only $0.005 per call. Best when you have either a VIN for precise lookup or a year/make/model combination.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T07:09:55.490Z","isFirstParty":false}