About AnyRecalls

When you hear about a recall, or you're buying a used car, the question is simple: does this vehicle have any recalls? The official data to answer it is public, but it's spread across government databases built for researchers. AnyRecalls puts everything NHTSA has on file for a make, model and year on one page: every recall, with its defect, risk and fix, and how many complaints owners have filed.

Where the data comes from

Everything comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the US agency responsible for vehicle safety. It's public data, published by the US government.

• Recalls: NHTSA's recall files, which include every vehicle safety recall reported since 1966. Each recall has the manufacturer's summary of the defect, the consequence and the remedy, and the vehicles it covers.
• Owner complaints: NHTSA's complaint files, covering complaints filed since 1995. We show counts per model year, with crashes, fires, injuries and deaths as reported, and the most complained-about components.
• VIN decoding and model names: NHTSA's vPIC service.

We download NHTSA's files every day and rebuild the site from them. Every page shows the date of the NHTSA data it was built from and when we last refreshed it. If a download fails, the site keeps showing the last good data, and the dates on each page say how current it is.

Alongside vehicle recalls we include aftermarket equipment recalls that NHTSA lists against a specific make and model, such as a supercharger kit or replacement part, as NHTSA's own lookup does. These are marked, because they only apply if that part was installed.

What it can't tell you

• Whether your vehicle is affected. Recalls are listed by make, model and year, but a recall usually covers only some of those vehicles, often ones built between two dates. Only a VIN lookup can say whether yours is included.
• Whether a recall has been repaired. We have no access to repair records. NHTSA's VIN lookup shows unrepaired recalls on a specific vehicle, and your manufacturer or any franchised dealer can check too. Recall repairs are free.
• That a vehicle has no recalls. "No recalls found" means none in NHTSA's data as of the date shown. Recalls are added every week.
• Whether a complaint is true. Complaints are unverified reports from the public. NHTSA uses them to decide what to investigate.

When you search by VIN, we decode it to find the make, model and year and show the recalls for that model, then point you to NHTSA and the manufacturer for the vehicle itself.

Not affiliated

AnyRecalls is independent. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA, the US Department of Transportation or any vehicle manufacturer. Manufacturer and model names belong to their owners and are used only to identify vehicles.

Who runs it

AnyRecalls is an independent site built and maintained by Donny West. It's supported by advertising and, where marked, affiliate links.

Corrections are welcome. See the corrections page, or email hello@anyrecalls.com.