vin-recall-mcp
Decodes US VINs and looks up open NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a vehicle.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"vin-recall-mcp": {
"url": "https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (2)
🟢decode_vin(vin)
Decode a 17-character US vehicle VIN into make, model, year, body class, engine cylinders, fuel type, drive type, and assembly plant country, using the NHTSA vPIC database. Covers US-market vehicles built from 1981 onward (the 17-character VIN standard); pre-1981 and some foreign-market vehicles may return partial or no data. Decoded fields are manufacturer-submitted and individual fields may be missing even for a successfully decoded VIN.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"vin": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A 17-character US vehicle VIN (letters and digits, excluding I, O, and Q)."
}
},
"required": [
"vin"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"found": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"vin": {
"type": "string"
},
"make": {
"type": "string"
},
"model": {
"type": "string"
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
},
"bodyClass": {
"type": "string"
},
"engineCylinders": {
"type": "string"
},
"fuelType": {
"type": "string"
},
"driveType": {
"type": "string"
},
"plantCountry": {
"type": "string"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"found",
"vin",
"summary"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢check_recalls(vin)
List open safety recall campaigns for a vehicle by VIN, using the NHTSA Recalls database. Decodes the VIN internally to get make/model/year, then looks up campaigns for that vehicle configuration. Important: results are recall campaigns issued for the make/model/year configuration — this does NOT confirm whether this specific VIN's vehicle was actually repaired at a dealer. Always describe results as 'open recall campaigns for this vehicle,' never as whether the car 'is' or 'isn't' fixed.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"vin": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A 17-character US vehicle VIN (letters and digits, excluding I, O, and Q). The VIN is decoded internally to determine make/model/year for the recall lookup."
}
},
"required": [
"vin"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"vin": {
"type": "string"
},
"checked": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"make": {
"type": "string"
},
"model": {
"type": "string"
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
},
"recallCount": {
"type": "number"
},
"recalls": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"campaignNumber": {
"type": "string"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"consequence": {
"type": "string"
},
"remedy": {
"type": "string"
},
"reportDate": {
"type": "string"
},
"parkIt": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"parkOutside": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"campaignNumber",
"summary"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"vin",
"checked",
"summary"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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