# nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server MCP server

Decode VINs, search recalls, complaints, crash ratings, and investigations.

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/io-github-cyanheads-nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server

## Install
- Command: `npx -y @cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server`
- Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- Auth: Not captured

## Setup notes
- Package: Npm @cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server v0.8.2
- Environment variable: MCP_LOG_LEVEL (default info)
- Package: Npm @cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server v0.8.2
- Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_HOST (default 127.0.0.1)
- Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_PORT (default 3010)
- Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH (default /mcp)
- Environment variable: MCP_AUTH_MODE (default none)
- Environment variable: MCP_LOG_LEVEL (default info)
- Remote endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp

## Tools
- nhtsa_get_vehicle_safety (Nhtsa Get Vehicle Safety) - Get a comprehensive safety profile for a vehicle. Combines NCAP crash test ratings, recalls, and complaint summary into a single response. Use as the default when asked about vehicle safety, reliability, or purchase decisions. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- nhtsa_search_recalls (Nhtsa Search Recalls) - Search recall campaigns by vehicle or campaign number. Use for specific recall lookups, recall history for a vehicle, or looking up a known campaign number. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- nhtsa_search_complaints (Nhtsa Search Complaints) - Search consumer safety complaints filed with NHTSA for a specific vehicle. Returns a component breakdown over all matching complaints plus a paginated slice of the most recent complaints. Use for common problems, failure patterns, or owner-reported issues. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- nhtsa_get_safety_ratings (Nhtsa Get Safety Ratings) - Get NCAP crash test ratings and ADAS feature availability for a vehicle. Use when the user specifically wants crash test stars, rollover risk, or wants to compare safety features across vehicles. NCAP data available from 1990+, best coverage for 2011+. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- nhtsa_decode_vin (Nhtsa Decode Vin) - Decode a Vehicle Identification Number to extract make, model, year, body type, engine, safety equipment, and manufacturing details. Pass a single 17-character VIN string, or an array of up to 50 VINs for batch decode. Partial VINs accepted — use * for unknown positions. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- nhtsa_search_investigations (Nhtsa Search Investigations) - Search NHTSA defect investigations from the ODI flat file — covering Preliminary Evaluations (PE), Engineering Analyses (EA), Defect Petitions (DP), Recall Queries (RQ), Audit Queries (AQ), and additional ODI types. make, model, and component are structured filters against the investigation record's vehicle associations. All filters are ANDed. Investigations may link to a resulting recall campaign via recallCampaign. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp
- nhtsa_lookup_vehicles (Nhtsa Lookup Vehicles) - Look up valid makes, models, and vehicle types in NHTSA's database. Use to resolve ambiguous vehicle names, find correct make/model spelling, or discover what models a manufacturer produces. Endpoint: https://nhtsa.caseyjhand.com/mcp

## Resources
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## Prompts
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## Metadata
- Owner: io.github.cyanheads
- Version: 0.8.2
- Runtime: Npm
- Transports: STDIO, HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Jun 2, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io