UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 10 tools.
US vehicle safety from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, crash-test ratings and VIN checks
Uptime history
21 hours of history
21 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
75 of 75 checks
10
Tools
read from the server
198 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add vehicles-safety --transport http https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles-safetySettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles-safety~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.vehicles-safety]
url = "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles-safety".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vehicles-safety": {
"url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles-safety"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"vehicles-safety": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles-safety"
}
}
}Available tools 10
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
vehicle
vehicle_complaints
What goes wrong with this car? Summarises owner-filed safety complaints to NHTSA for a make, model and model year: total complaints, crashes, fires, injuries and deaths reported, the most-complained-about components, and the latest complaints with their text. For used-car buyers, owners and researchers. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints. Complaints are unverified owner reports, not proven defects, and counts partly reflect how many cars were sold. (cost: 1 credit)
vehicle_crash_ratings
How safe is this car in a crash? Returns the US NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings for a make, model and model year, one entry per body style or drivetrain: overall, frontal (driver and passenger), side barrier and side pole, and rollover stars with the rollover risk percentage. For family car buyers comparing models. Source: NHTSA NCAP. These are US tests; Euro NCAP scores for UK-market cars are separate and not comparable star for star. (cost: 1 credit)
vehicle_driver_assist_features
Does this car have lane departure warning or forward collision warning as standard? Returns whether electronic stability control, forward collision warning and lane departure warning are standard, optional or not available, per body style, for a make, model and model year. For buyers comparing trims and insurers. Source: NHTSA NCAP records. It covers only these three technologies and only cars in the NCAP programme; it does not cover automatic emergency braking or other features. (cost: 1 credit)
vehicle_manufacturer_details
Who is this vehicle manufacturer and where are they registered? Returns NHTSA registration details for manufacturers matching a name or manufacturer ID: legal and common name, trading names, address and country, manufacturer type (for example completed vehicle manufacturer, vehicle alterer, importer), vehicle types and weight classes, named principal and last update. For supplier research, KYB and procurement checks. Source: NHTSA vPIC. Name matching is partial, so expect related firms such as dealers; personal contact emails are left out. (cost: 1 credit)
vehicle_models_for_make_year
Which models did this make produce in a given model year? Lists the model names NHTSA holds for a make and year, A to Z, so an agent can check the exact model name before a recall, complaint or crash-rating lookup. For dealers, form-filling and data cleaning. Source: NHTSA vPIC. It includes every vehicle type the make registered (cars, motorcycles, trucks) with US model names, and does not give trims or specifications. (cost: 1 credit)
vehicle_problem_counts
How many complaints, recalls and federal defect investigations does this model have? Returns the three counts NHTSA links to a make, model and model year, as a quick screen when comparing cars. Source: NHTSA NCAP records. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume, so a popular model will show more; only models in the NCAP programme are covered. Use vehicle_recalls and vehicle_complaints for the detail. (cost: 1 credit)
vehicle_recalls
Are there recalls on this car? Lists every US safety recall NHTSA holds for a make, model and model year, newest first, with the faulty component, the risk, the remedy and do-not-drive or park-outside warnings. For owners, used-car buyers and fleet managers. Source: NHTSA Recalls API. It lists recalls for the model, not whether a particular car has been repaired (check that by VIN with the maker or at nhtsa.gov), and it does not cover UK (DVSA) recalls. (cost: 1 credit)
complaint
complaint_by_odi_number
Read one NHTSA owner safety complaint by its ODI number: vehicle, components, crash, fire, injuries and deaths reported, incident and filing dates, partial VIN and the owner's own description. For lawyers, investigators, journalists and owners following up a complaint found with vehicle_complaints. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints. The account is the owner's own and is not verified by NHTSA. (cost: 1 credit)
recall
recall_campaign_details
Look up one recall by its NHTSA campaign number (for example 20V314000, as printed on a US recall letter) and get the defect, risk, remedy, the number of vehicles potentially affected and every make, model and year it covers. For owners, journalists, lawyers and fleet managers. Source: NHTSA Recalls API. It does not say whether a specific vehicle has been repaired. (cost: 1 credit)
wmi
wmi_manufacturer_lookup
Who made the vehicle with this VIN prefix? Decodes a World Manufacturer Identifier (the first 3 characters of a VIN, or 6 for small makers whose third character is 9) to the manufacturer, make, vehicle type and broad region, and accepts a full 17-character VIN to read its prefix. For fleet, import, parts and used-car checks. Source: NHTSA vPIC. It identifies the maker only, not the specific vehicle; use a full VIN decoder for model and specification. (cost: 1 credit)
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles-safety | streamable-http | answering | 583 ms | 9 min ago |
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UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) do?
It exposes 10 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: complaint_by_odi_number, recall_campaign_details, vehicle_complaints, vehicle_crash_ratings, vehicle_driver_assist_features, vehicle_manufacturer_details and 4 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
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Is UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 75 of 75 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 198 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA)?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) need an API key?
No. UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA) completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 10 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is UK Data: US vehicle safety (NHTSA)?
It answers our handshake in 198 ms on average, which is faster than 73% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.