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nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server

Decode VINs, search recalls, complaints, crash ratings, and investigations.

Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
631ms
last probe
Tools
7
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
why this score
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
7 tools, 0 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
7 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
75 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 7

nhtsa_get_vehicle_safety

Get a comprehensive safety profile for a vehicle. Combines NCAP crash test ratings, recalls, and complaint summary into a single response. Use as the default when asked about vehicle safety, reliabili…

nhtsa_search_recalls

Search recall campaigns by vehicle or campaign number. Use for specific recall lookups, recall history for a vehicle, or looking up a known campaign number.

nhtsa_search_complaints

Search consumer safety complaints filed with NHTSA for a specific vehicle. Returns a component breakdown over all matching complaints plus a paginated slice of the most recent complaints. Use for comm…

nhtsa_get_safety_ratings

Get NCAP crash test ratings and ADAS feature availability for a vehicle. Use when the user specifically wants crash test stars, rollover risk, or wants to compare safety features across vehicles. NCAP…

nhtsa_decode_vin

Decode a Vehicle Identification Number to extract make, model, year, body type, engine, safety equipment, and manufacturing details. Pass a single 17-character VIN string, or an array of up to 50 VINs…

nhtsa_search_investigations

Search NHTSA defect investigations from the ODI flat file — covering Preliminary Evaluations (PE), Engineering Analyses (EA), Defect Petitions (DP), Recall Queries (RQ), Audit Queries (AQ), and additi…

nhtsa_lookup_vehicles

Look up valid makes, models, and vehicle types in NHTSA's database. Use to resolve ambiguous vehicle names, find correct make/model spelling, or discover what models a manufacturer produces.

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}