What this site learned to do, and when
17 features, newest first, each with the page it lives on. The data itself refreshes nightly and is not listed here; this is the record of new things a reader can do. Machines can read the same list at /data/features.json.
September 2026
Driver-assist crash reports
Every crash a manufacturer reported to NHTSA with a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system engaged, joined to the model year it names — on the vehicle page, and as one dataset by make and year, with the agency's own caveats first.
See driver-assist crash reports 2026-09-19 · v0.74One box for everything
The search box now recognises a VIN, a trouble code (P0420) or an NHTSA campaign number (26V438000) and opens the right page; a name still finds the model year.
Search a VIN, code or recall number 2026-09-19 · v0.73Search results that say the number
Every model-year page's title now leads with its own recalls, complaints, fuel economy and grade, so a result says whether anything is wrong before you click.
See the report card 2026-09-19 · v0.73Parts by fitment
A parts search for the exact year, make and model on every vehicle page; the listings and the prices are the sellers', and the link is disclosed as an affiliate link.
Parts for an exact model year 2026-09-19 · v0.72An agent card for assistants
Agent frameworks that look for /.well-known/agent-card.json now find the MCP server, the API and the six skills, named exactly as the server declares them.
Use the data from an assistant 2026-09-19 · v0.71More trims, every week
The press-kit crawler now reads the five Newspress newsroom indexes whole and opens up to 25 new model years a week; each lands with trims, specs, features and pricing cited to the manufacturer's own sheet.
What has a spec sheet on file 2026-09-19 · v0.69Quarterly recall reports
A frozen, citable report each quarter: campaigns filed, vehicles covered, F grades and advisories, with a Dataset record and a CSV.
Read this quarter's recall report 2026-09-19 · v0.68Recall Watch after the sale
A watched VIN can be marked sold and stays on the list for the service department; lots and stores get their own view and one statement.
Watch a VIN for new recalls 2026-09-19 · v0.66Manufacturer recall numbers
The number on the letter, the work order and the dealer's screen (Ford 26S15, Kia SC004) has its own page, pointing at every NHTSA campaign it covers.
Look up a recall by its number 2026-09-15 · v0.55The trouble-code dataset, CC BY 4.0
Every diagnostic trouble code the federal record names, joined to the model years it is filed against, as a CSV and a JSON you may keep and republish with attribution.
Download the trouble-code dataset 2026-09-14 · v0.57Reconcile a lot list
Paste a lot list into the dashboard and see which vehicles left with a campaign still open, with the VIN, the campaign and the date.
Reconcile a lot list 2026-09-14 · v0.53Monthly Recall Watch statement
On the first of the month every account gets a statement of what was open on each VIN and what changed, by lot.
See a statement 2026-09-14 · v0.50Webhooks on every tier
A signed webhook fires when a watched VIN gains or loses an open campaign, on every Recall Watch plan including the free one.
A webhook when a campaign lands 2026-09-13 · v0.38Free recall alerts by email
One email when NHTSA files a new campaign against a model year; nothing else, ever.
Free recall alerts by email 2026-09-13 · v0.16Free bulk VIN check for fleets
Up to a thousand VINs at once, decoded against NHTSA and matched to every open campaign and advisory, with a CSV back; the list never leaves the browser.
Check a whole list of VINs 2026-09-12 · v0.9Decode a VIN
Paste the 17 characters off the dash: year, make, model, engine and plant from NHTSA's database, then this site's page for that model year.
Decode your VIN 2026-09-11 · v0.5Compare any two
Two model years scored on price, fuel, safety, space, performance, tech and warranty with your weights, every value it rests on shown.
Compare two model years