# recalls.vin
> check any car for open recalls by its VIN — campaign, remedy, and repair status posted, free.

Free open-recall check for any VIN: every open NHTSA campaign with component, remedy, and repair status, each posted value · source · timestamp. One email adds a standing watch that alerts the moment a new campaign lands.

Motions: B2A
Routes: GET / (this document's page) · GET /{VIN} (the record for one vehicle)
Representations: text/html · text/markdown · application/json (Accept header; same URL)
Evidence: every field posts value · source · timestamp · verification state; empty states are typed EMPTY, invalid VINs are typed INVALID_VIN — never a faked 200.
Agent surface: one estate MCP server — https://apis.vin/mcp (all .vin doors are lenses over one spine; tools: decode_vin, vehicle_history, market_value, window_sticker, out_the_door_price, open_recalls, search_listings, cash_offer, transport_quote, finance_prequal, insurance_quote, start_purchase)
Gates: typed OFFER (posted price, hard ceiling, x402) or NEEDS_HUMAN handoff URL — no account walls.
Auth: https://auth.vin (issuer) · keys/metering via id.org.ai
Siblings:
https://vhr.vin/ — History: records posted for any VIN · full report at vhr.vin
https://values.vin/ — Value: five real numbers for this VIN, free
https://offers.vin/ — Offer: what this VIN brings, posted
https://insure.vin/ — Insurance: quote this VIN at renewal