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NHTSA Vehicle Safety

What is the NHTSA Vehicle Safety MCP Server?

Connect to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and access US vehicle safety data through natural conversation — no API key needed.

What you can do

  • VIN Decoding — Decode any 17-character VIN to reveal make, model, year, engine, transmission and safety features
  • Recall Search — Search safety recalls by make, model and year or by campaign number
  • Consumer Complaints — Browse vehicle owner complaints filed with NHTSA by make, model or ODI number
  • Safety Ratings — Check NHTSA crash test ratings (overall, frontal, side, rollover)
  • Car Seat Stations — Find certified car seat inspection stations by ZIP code or GPS coordinates

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. No API key needed — NHTSA data is open government data
  3. Start exploring vehicle safety data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Car Buyers — check safety ratings, recalls and complaint history before purchasing
  • Car Owners — look up recalls for your vehicle and find nearby car seat inspection stations
  • Researchers — analyze safety data, complaint trends and recall patterns

Built-in capabilities (13)

decode_vin

Returns comprehensive vehicle specifications from the NHTSA database. Decode a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

get_car_seat_stations_by_location

Returns station name, address, phone, hours and distance. Useful for finding nearby car seat safety checks. Find car seat inspection stations by coordinates

get_car_seat_stations_by_zip

Returns station name, address, phone, hours and appointment requirements. Useful for parents needing car seat safety checks. Find car seat inspection stations by ZIP code

get_complaint_by_odi

Returns failure description, consequences, remedy, component, mileage and dates. Get complaint details by ODI number

get_complaints_by_vehicle

Returns complaints filed by vehicle owners including component, failure description, consequences, mileage at failure and date. At least one parameter recommended. Search consumer complaints by make, model and year

get_makes_for_year

Useful for discovering which brands were active in a particular year. Get all manufacturers for a specific model year

get_models_for_make

Useful for discovering the full lineup of a brand. Get all models for a specific manufacturer

get_models_for_make_year

Useful for discovering what models a brand offered in a particular year. Get models for a manufacturer in a specific year

get_recalls_by_campaign

Returns component, summary, consequence, remedy, manufacturer notes, dates and affected vehicle count. Get recall details by campaign number

get_recalls_by_vehicle

Returns recall details including campaign number, component affected, summary, remedy, manufacturer, dates and affected vehicle count. At least one parameter (make, model, year) is recommended. Search safety recalls by make, model and year

get_safety_rating_by_vehicle_id

Returns overall rating and detailed breakdown by crash type. Get safety rating for a specific vehicle by NHTSA ID

get_safety_ratings

Returns overall rating and breakdown by frontal crash, side crash and rollover. If only year provided, returns all vehicles for that year. Add make and model for specific vehicle ratings. Get NHTSA safety ratings for vehicles

get_vehicle_types_for_make

g. Passenger Car, Truck, SUV, Motorcycle, Trailer). Useful for discovering what categories a manufacturer produces. Get vehicle types for a specific manufacturer

Why Mastra AI?

Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and NHTSA Vehicle Safety tool infrastructure. Connect 13 tools through Vinkius and use Mastra's built-in workflow engine to chain tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution. deployable to any Node.js host in one command.

  • Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and tool infrastructure. add NHTSA Vehicle Safety without touching business code

  • Built-in workflow engine chains MCP tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution for complex automation

  • TypeScript-native: full type inference for every NHTSA Vehicle Safety tool response with IDE autocomplete and compile-time checks

  • One-command deployment to any Node.js host. Vercel, Railway, Fly.io, or your own infrastructure

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NHTSA Vehicle Safety in Mastra AI

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Why run NHTSA Vehicle Safety with Vinkius?

The NHTSA Vehicle Safety connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 13 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.

You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.

NHTSA Vehicle Safety
Fully ManagedNo server setup
Plug & PlayNo coding needed
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PrivateYour data is safe
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Your credentials and connection tokens are fully encrypted

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01 / Catalog

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02 / Credentials

Connect securely in under 30 seconds

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Complete visibility into every agent action

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This dashboard is included when you connect NHTSA Vehicle Safety using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.

Why Vinkius

NHTSA Vehicle Safety and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.

Professionals who connect NHTSA Vehicle Safety to Mastra AI through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.

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How Vinkius secures NHTSA Vehicle Safety for Mastra AI

Every request between Mastra AI and NHTSA Vehicle Safety is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

01

Do I need an API key?

No! NHTSA data is completely free and open government data. No authentication required.

02

What is a VIN?

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a unique 17-character code assigned to every vehicle. It encodes the manufacturer, model, year, engine type, assembly plant and more. Find it on your dashboard or driver's door jamb.

03

Can I check recalls for my car?

Yes! Use get_recalls_by_vehicle with your car's make, model and year. Or use decode_vin with your VIN for complete vehicle details including any open recalls.

04

What do safety ratings mean?

NHTSA rates vehicles 1-5 stars in frontal crash, side crash and rollover tests. Overall rating combines all categories. 5 stars is the highest safety rating.

05

How does Mastra AI connect to MCP servers?

Create an MCPClient with the server URL and pass it to your agent. Mastra discovers all tools and makes them available with full TypeScript types.

06

Can Mastra agents use tools from multiple servers?

Yes. Pass multiple MCP clients to the agent constructor. Mastra merges all tool schemas and the agent can call any tool from any server.

07

Does Mastra support workflow orchestration?

Yes. Mastra has a built-in workflow engine that lets you chain MCP tool calls with branching logic, error handling, and parallel execution.

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Install: npm install @mastra/mcp

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