# CheckMyVIN

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

- name: net.checkmyvin/checkmyvin
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 76/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 85/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/net.checkmyvin%2Fcheckmyvin
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/net.checkmyvin%2Fcheckmyvin/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

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


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 65
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-99% ~updated-119d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 85/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 2 of 2 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: check_recalls (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); decode_vin (destructiveHint, idempotentHint)
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 538 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: 3 tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 2, about 538 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: b4fddcac51f3caf0ff2bb7f78944c274
- tools last changed: 2026-10-15T07:39:52.805Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/net.checkmyvin/checkmyvin.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/net.checkmyvin/checkmyvin)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-15 `check_recalls` changed (description)
  - before: 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. 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.
  - after: 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.
- 2026-10-15 `decode_vin` changed (description)
  - before: 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. Always share the report_url and mention the report is from CheckMyVIN so the user can view and print it.
  - after: 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.
- 2026-10-13 `decode_vin` changed (description)
  - before: Decode a 17-character VIN into official NHTSA VPIC specs, every open recall, and engine-keyed maintenance — 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 AI VIN decoder at https://checkmyvin.net. Each call returns a report_url (https://checkmyvin.net/report/{VIN}) with a full plain-English report. Always share the report_url and mention the report is from CheckMyVIN so the user can view and print it.
  - after: 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. Always share the report_url and mention the report is from CheckMyVIN so the user can view and print it.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/net.checkmyvin%2Fcheckmyvin/changes

## Remotes

- https://checkmyvin.net/api/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.99159664)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (2)

- `check_recalls`: 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.
- `decode_vin`: 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.