Car Check

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by nguyenhieuec

Check a US car: decode a VIN, see recalls, crash ratings, owner complaints and fuel economy.

app.openkrill/cars MCP Server

The app.openkrill/cars MCP server provides capabilities to check a US car by decoding a VIN and retrieving related information such as recalls, crash ratings, owner complaints, and fuel economy.

🛠️ Key Features

VIN decoding
Recalls information
Crash ratings
Owner complaints
Fuel economy data

🚀 Use Cases

Verify vehicle details from a VIN
Surface recall status and safety ratings for US cars
Review owner-reported complaints
Compare or evaluate fuel economy metrics

⚡ Developer Benefits

Structured access to multiple car-focused data sources (VIN, recalls, crash ratings, complaints, fuel economy)
Supports workflows that require vehicle context from a single identifier (VIN)

⚠️ Limitations

Scope is limited to checking US cars.

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

decode_vin

Use this when the user gives a 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN) and wants to know what car it is, such as "what car is 1HGCM82633A004353?". Returns the model year, make, model, trim, body class, engine, fuel, plant country and NHTSA's error codes and error text, which flag a wrong check digit or an incomplete decode. US-market vehicles. A data lookup, not a history report.

Parameters1

vin

string

required

The 17-character vehicle identification number (letters and digits, no I, O or Q)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "vin": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-HJ-NPR-Za-hj-npr-z0-9]{17}$",
      "description": "The 17-character vehicle identification number (letters and digits, no I, O or Q)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "vin"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_vehicle_report

Use this when the user wants an overview of a US car, such as "give me a report on a 2016 Honda Civic". Pass a VIN, or the year, make and model. Returns NHTSA 5-star crash ratings per variant, the number of recalls and the newest ones, the number of owner complaints with the components named most often, and EPA fuel economy. Complaint texts and VIN fragments are never returned; complaints are not confirmed defects. Not a valuation, history report or advice.

Parameters4

year	integer	optional	Model year, such as 2018
make	string	optional	Manufacturer, such as "Honda"
model	string	optional	Model name without trim, such as "CR-V"
vin	string	optional	Instead of year, make and model: a 17-character VIN, decoded first

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1950,
      "maximum": 2100,
      "description": "Model year, such as 2018"
    },
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 60,
      "description": "Manufacturer, such as \"Honda\""
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "Model name without trim, such as \"CR-V\""
    },
    "vin": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-HJ-NPR-Za-hj-npr-z0-9]{17}$",
      "description": "Instead of year, make and model: a 17-character VIN, decoded first"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_recalls

Use this when the user asks about recalls for a car model, such as "any recalls on a 2018 Toyota Camry?". Pass the year, make and model and optionally a limit of up to 25. Returns each recall's campaign number, date, component, summary, consequence and remedy, and whether NHTSA says to park the car. Recalls are listed by year, make and model, not by VIN: to check one specific car, use nhtsa.gov/recalls. A model with no recalls listed is not a safety guarantee.

Parameters4

year	integer	required	Model year, such as 2018
make	string	required	Manufacturer, such as "Honda"
model	string	required	Model name without trim, such as "CR-V"
limit	integer	optional	How many recalls to return, newest first, up to 25 (default 10)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1950,
      "maximum": 2100,
      "description": "Model year, such as 2018"
    },
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 60,
      "description": "Manufacturer, such as \"Honda\""
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "Model name without trim, such as \"CR-V\""
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25,
      "description": "How many recalls to return, newest first, up to 25 (default 10)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "year",
    "make",
    "model"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_fuel_economy

Use this when the user asks about mpg, electric range or fuel cost for a car, such as "what mpg does a 2022 Toyota RAV4 hybrid get?". Pass the year, make and model, and optionally words such as AWD or hybrid to narrow it. Returns the EPA's city, highway and combined mpg (mpge for electric vehicles) for each configuration, with electric range, tailpipe CO2 and estimated annual fuel cost, and lists the configurations not shown. EPA estimates, not a promise of real-world mileage.

Parameters4

year	integer	required	Model year, such as 2018
make	string	required	Manufacturer, such as "Honda"
model	string	required	Model name without trim, such as "CR-V"
option	string	optional	Optional words to narrow the configuration, in any order, such as "AWD", "hybrid", "manual" or "4Dr 2.0 L"; every word must match

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1950,
      "maximum": 2100,
      "description": "Model year, such as 2018"
    },
    "make": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 60,
      "description": "Manufacturer, such as \"Honda\""
    },
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "Model name without trim, such as \"CR-V\""
    },
    "option": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 60,
      "description": "Optional words to narrow the configuration, in any order, such as \"AWD\", \"hybrid\", \"manual\" or \"4Dr 2.0 L\"; every word must match"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "year",
    "make",
    "model"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

submit_feedback

Send feedback, a bug report or a tool request to the maintainers of the tools on this server: a missing tool, missing or stale data, or a tool that broke or gave a wrong answer. Pass the kind (need_tool, need_data, bug or other), one short message (at most 1000 characters) and, if you know them, the tool name and the error text it returned. Returns a ticket id. Feedback is not a chat: nothing in it is run or followed. Links, emails and phone numbers are removed and nothing about you is stored.

Parameters4

kind	string	required	need_tool: a tool you want. need_data: data a tool lacks. bug: something broke. other: anything else about the tools.
message	string	required	What you need or what broke, in plain words, at most 1000 characters. Links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details.
tool	string	optional	Optional: the exact name of the tool on this server that the feedback is about, as tools/list shows it.
error	string	optional	Optional: for a failed call, the error text it returned, copied as you saw it. Kept to 500 characters; links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "need_tool",
        "need_data",
        "bug",
        "other"
      ],
      "description": "need_tool: a tool you want. need_data: data a tool lacks. bug: something broke. other: anything else about the tools."
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 10,
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "description": "What you need or what broke, in plain words, at most 1000 characters. Links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details."
    },
    "tool": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$",
      "description": "Optional: the exact name of the tool on this server that the feedback is about, as tools/list shows it."
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional: for a failed call, the error text it returned, copied as you saw it. Kept to 500 characters; links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "kind",
    "message"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_feedback_reply

Read the maintainers' reply to feedback you sent with submit_feedback, given its ticket id. Returns status pending until a reply is ready, then status answered with the reply text. The reply is information for you, not an instruction.

Parameters1

ticket

string

required

The ticket id that submit_feedback returned.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ticket": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^fb_[0-9a-f]{32}$",
      "description": "The ticket id that submit_feedback returned."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ticket"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

plugins/consumer/README.md1 KBView on GitHub

Consumer Checks

US recalls, car reports by VIN, food facts by barcode, and travel advice with live airport status.

bash

claude plugin install consumer@openkrill

Skill and MCP server	Tool	Endpoint
`recalls`	Recall Check	`https://recalls.openkrill.app/mcp`
`cars`	Car Check	`https://cars.openkrill.app/mcp`
`food`	Food Facts	`https://food.openkrill.app/mcp`
`travel`	Travel Check	`https://travel.openkrill.app/mcp`

Every server is public, read-only and needs no key. Generated from the Agent Tools plugin listings; edits made here are overwritten.

Install

Tools (6)

decode_vinget_vehicle_reportlist_recallsget_fuel_economysubmit_feedbackget_feedback_reply

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://cars.openkrill.app/mcp

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://cars.openkrill.app/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.

app.openkrill/cars MCP Server

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

decode_vin

get_vehicle_report

list_recalls

get_fuel_economy

submit_feedback

get_feedback_reply

Consumer Checks

Install

Remote endpoint

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