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CheckMyVIN

by checkmyvin.net · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by net.checkmyvin

Decode any VIN and check open NHTSA safety recalls. Free official US government data, no auth.

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2 tools: 2 change things.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http checkmyvin https://checkmyvin.net/api/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

2 tools

Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • check_recallsLook up open NHTSA safety recalls for a vehicle by make, model, and model year.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Look up open NHTSA safety recalls for a vehicle by make, model, and model 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 are open recalls on 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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • decode_vinDecode a 17-character VIN into official NHTSA VPIC specs and every open recall — for US-market vehicles (any car sold or titled in the United States; commonly used worldwide to ver…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Decode a 17-character VIN into official NHTSA VPIC specs and every open recall — 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 are open recalls on 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.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http checkmyvin https://checkmyvin.net/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__checkmyvin__decode_vin",
      "mcp__checkmyvin__check_recalls"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as checkmyvin. Review it before you use it.