Search Complaints

GEThttps://api-vehicle-recalls.dataandapis.com/v1/complaints

Search Complaints is an endpoint of the Vehicle Recalls API. Every NHTSA recall since 1967 and 2.24 million owner complaints by make, model and year.

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Request

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
component		Optional
crash		Optional
fire		Optional
limit	20	Optional
make	CHEVROLET	Required
model	BOLT EV	Optional
page	1	Optional
since		Optional
state		Optional
year	2019	Optional

Example request

curl

curl "https://api-vehicle-recalls.dataandapis.com/v1/complaints?limit=20&make=CHEVROLET&model=BOLT%20EV&page=1&year=2019" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api-vehicle-recalls.dataandapis.com/v1/complaints?limit=20&make=CHEVROLET&model=BOLT%20EV&page=1&year=2019", {
  headers: { "X-Api-Key": process.env.DATAANDAPIS_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();

Python

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api-vehicle-recalls.dataandapis.com/v1/complaints?limit=20&make=CHEVROLET&model=BOLT%20EV&page=1&year=2019",
    headers={"X-Api-Key": os.environ["DATAANDAPIS_KEY"]},
)
data = r.json()

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "total": 241,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 20,
  "count": 3,
  "results": [
    {
      "odino": 11749605,
      "make": "CHEVROLET",
      "model": "BOLT EV",
      "year": 2019,
      "component": "STEERING",
      "crash": false,
      "fire": false,
      "injured": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "fail_date": "2026-07-10",
      "date_added": "2026-07-10",
      "location": {
        "city": "Swarthmore",
        "state": "PA"
      },
      "miles": null,
      "summary": "Steering wheel does not return to center on turns when driving at low speeds."
    },
    {
      "odino": 11743944,
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "total": 241,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 20,
  "count": 3,
  "results": [
    {
      "odino": 11749605,
      "make": "CHEVROLET",
      "model": "BOLT EV",
      "year": 2019,
      "component": "STEERING",
      "crash": false,
      "fire": false,
      "injured": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "fail_date": "2026-07-10",
      "date_added": "2026-07-10",
      "location": {
        "city": "Swarthmore",
        "state": "PA"
      },
      "miles": null,
      "summary": "Steering wheel does not return to center on turns when driving at low speeds."
    },
    {
      "odino": 11743944,
      "make": "CHEVROLET",
      "model": "BOLT EV",
      "year": 2019,
      "component": "STEERING",
      "crash": false,
      "fire": false,
      "injured": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "fail_date": "2025-10-30",
      "date_added": "2026-06-13",
      "location": {
        "city": "Los Angeles",
        "state": "CA"
      },
      "miles": null,
      "summary": "Steering wheel does not return to center after making a turn. Over time the steering rack fails leading to a steering wheel that will not return to center even when force is applied to wheel. The dealership is charging $3-4k to fix this safety issue."
    },
    {
      "odino": 11738509,
      "make": "CHEVROLET",
      "model": "BOLT EV",
      "year": 2019,
      "component": "SERVICE BRAKES",
      "crash": false,
      "fire": false,
      "injured": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "fail_date": "2026-05-17",
      "date_added": "2026-05-18",
      "location": {
        "city": "Waxhaw",
        "state": "NC"
      },
      "miles": null,
      "summary": "when driving my car from the airport at Bradley International in CT  (parked for a week),  I experienced a terrible vibration in the steering wheel which has been intermittent. The vibration went away at lower speeds. I brought the car in to the shop on 5/18/2026 with 74,000 miles on the car. They…"
    }
  ]
}

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