NHTSA Vehicles MCP
An MCP server that wraps the NHTSA vPIC API to decode VINs, list vehicle makes and models, retrieve safety recalls, owner complaints, crash test ratings, and fuel economy data for AI agents.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Decode a VIN to get vehicle details like make, model, year, and engine type.
- Get official NHTSA safety recalls for a specific vehicle make, model, and year.
- Retrieve NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings and crash-test results for a vehicle.
- Look up EPA fuel economy MPG and CO2 data for a specific model year and make.
Source and maintenance
Community listingRegistry 0.3.0
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa 0.3.0
npm
@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa package definition
{
"version": "0.3.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
"description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
Cursor
Cursor configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"nhtsa-vehicles-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa@0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
Cline configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"nhtsa-vehicles-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa@0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
VS Code configuration
{
"servers": {
"nhtsa-vehicles-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa@0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"nhtsa-vehicles-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-nhtsa@0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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