What it returns
Official US Department of Transportation vehicle data in one call.
Common uses
Used-car listings and dealer tools, fleet management, insurance, auto parts e-commerce, consumer apps. Pay per result.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/vin-decoder-vehicle-recalls/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
vins | list of strings | 17-character VINs to decode (partial VINs decode what they can). |
vehicles | list of strings | Year make model, e.g. "2018 Honda Accord", for recalls and complaints. |
lookupDecodedVins | boolean | Also look up recalls (and complaints) for each decoded VIN's year, make and model. Default: true. |
includeRecalls | boolean | NHTSA safety recall campaigns. Default: true. |
includeComplaints | boolean | Owner complaints filed with NHTSA. Default: false. |
maxComplaintsPerVehicle | integer | Newest first. Default: 100. |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/vin-decoder-vehicle-recalls/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"vins": ["1HGCM82633A004352", "5YJ3E1EA7KF317000"], "vehicles": ["2018 Honda Accord"], "maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.40 per 1,000 results. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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