Vehicle Safety Profile

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

Vehicle Safety Profile 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
make	CHEVROLET	Required
model	BOLT EV	Optional
year	2019	Optional

Example request

curl

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

Node.js

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

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "make": "CHEVROLET",
  "model": "BOLT EV",
  "year": 2019,
  "totals": {
    "complaints": 241,
    "crashes": 2,
    "fires": 15,
    "injured": 5,
    "deaths": 0
  },
  "top_components": [
    {
      "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM",
      "complaints": 80
    },
    {
      "component": "STEERING",
      "complaints": 45
    },
    {
      "component": "FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM",
      "complaints": 44
    },
    {
      "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER",
      "complaints": 20
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "make": "CHEVROLET",
  "model": "BOLT EV",
  "year": 2019,
  "totals": {
    "complaints": 241,
    "crashes": 2,
    "fires": 15,
    "injured": 5,
    "deaths": 0
  },
  "top_components": [
    {
      "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM",
      "complaints": 80
    },
    {
      "component": "STEERING",
      "complaints": 45
    },
    {
      "component": "FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM",
      "complaints": 44
    },
    {
      "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER",
      "complaints": 20
    },
    {
      "component": "POWER TRAIN",
      "complaints": 13
    },
    {
      "component": "VISIBILITY/WIPER",
      "complaints": 4
    },
    {
      "component": "SERVICE BRAKES",
      "complaints": 4
    },
    {
      "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS",
      "complaints": 4
    },
    {
      "component": "SEAT BELTS",
      "complaints": 3
    },
    {
      "component": "LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION",
      "complaints": 3
    }
  ]
}

Other endpoints in the Vehicle Recalls API

Full Vehicle Recalls API documentation →