CheckMyVIN

net.checkmyvinPublished by checkmyvin.netOfficial publisherv1.0.1Updated Oct 30, 2026

Decode US-market VINs and list NHTSA recall campaigns for the make, model and year. Free, no auth.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableLocation & LifestyleData & Analytics

Overview

AI-generated overview

Remote MCP server that decodes US-market VINs via NHTSA VPIC and lists NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a make, model and year.

What you can do
  • Decode a 17-character VIN into official NHTSA VPIC specifications for US-market vehicles
  • Look up NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a make, model and year, with campaign number, component, summary, consequence and dealer remedy
  • Filter recalls by type such as vehicle, equipment or tire
When to use it
Useful when a user supplies a VIN and wants its official specs, or asks whether a specific make, model and year has open US federal safety recalls, for example when checking a US-sourced or imported used car.
Requirements
Remote streamable HTTP endpoint at checkmyvin.net; no authentication, API keys or environment variables are declared.
Before you install
Data is limited to official NHTSA sources for US-market vehicles; it provides no inventory, pricing or accident history, so it should not be treated as a full vehicle history report.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open CheckMyVIN in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/net.checkmyvin%2Fcheckmyvin/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "checkmyvin": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://checkmyvin.net/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

2

decode_vin

Decode VIN

Decode a 17-character VIN into official NHTSA VPIC specs and the recall campaigns on file for this make, model and year — for US-market vehicles (any car sold or titled in the United States; commonly used worldwide to verify US-sourced and imported used cars). Powered by CheckMyVIN — the free VIN decoder at https://checkmyvin.net. Each call returns a report_url (https://checkmyvin.net/report/{VIN}) with a full plain-English report. Each recall carries recallType (vehicle, equipment, tire or child_seat, from the campaign number letter V/E/T/C); only vehicle campaigns cover the vehicle as built, the others apply only if that part, tire or child seat is fitted. Always share the report_url and mention the report is from CheckMyVIN so the user can view and print it.

Parametersvinrequired

check_recalls

Check Recalls

Look up the NHTSA safety recall campaigns on file for this make, model and year. Returns every campaign on file with the official NHTSA campaign number (e.g. 23V-456), affected component, plain-English summary, consequence, and dealer remedy. Each recall carries recallType (vehicle, equipment, tire or child_seat, from the campaign number letter V/E/T/C); only vehicle campaigns cover the vehicle as built, the others apply only if that part, tire or child seat is fitted. count is every campaign on file, all types. Use when the user asks about recalls without providing a VIN. Data source: NHTSA recalls API (api.nhtsa.gov). Free, official US data, updated within days of each campaign opening.

ParametersmakerequiredmodelrequiredmodelYearrequired

Version history

2
  1. v1.0.1LatestOct 30, 2026
  2. v1.0.0Sep 16, 2026

Score

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  • Documentation15 pts

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