COUNTRY VEHICLE RESEARCH
United States vehicle research
NHTSA specifications, model recalls, consumer complaints and safety ratings
What is available now
Free manufacturer specifications, model-level recalls and consumer complaints, plus NCAP crash-test ratings where published; no VIN-specific repair verification.
The free NHTSA specification adapter identifies manufacturer-submitted attributes. The recall API lists campaigns by model year, make and model; only the manufacturer can confirm if a particular VIN remains affected. The public consumer-complaints dataset contains allegations about model-year/make/model combinations, never verified facts about a specific VIN.
History checks: No paid accidents, title brands, finance, ownership, auction records or national registry history are connected for this market.
Official verification route
When the source requires a login, OTP, CAPTCHA, owner permission or commercial approval, complete it on the authority’s website. This external link is not an AutoVINCheck API integration.
Buyer verification checklist
Work through country-specific paperwork, finance, recall and inspection checks. The checklist stays in your browser; completing steps is not verification.
Open buying checklistRegistration-format guide
Check common number-plate formats in your browser, then follow official verification routes. No registration database is queried.
Check a plate formatCompare mileage documents
Check manually entered dated odometer readings for inconsistencies. No official inspection history is retrieved.
Compare mileage evidenceVIN-guided US safety research
Decode a VIN with the official manufacturer source, then research model-level recalls, complaints and crash-test variants. No individual vehicle history.
Research by VINFree US model-level recalls
Search manufacturer recall campaigns by year, make and model. This is not a VIN-specific open-recall check.
Check US model-level recallsFree US crash-test ratings
Official NCAP test stars for a specific tested model variant; not a VIN history or the condition of a used car.
US crash-test ratingsFree US safety complaints
Read consumer-submitted NHTSA safety complaints for a model. These are allegations, not proven defects or a particular vehicle’s history.
Search US complaints