MCP server

Vin Recall

io.github.pratikmehkarkar/vin-recall-mcp

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Decodes US VINs and looks up open NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a vehicle.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

2

Token cost

About 448 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

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Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http vin-recall-mcp https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.vin-recall-mcp]
url = "https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"vin-recall-mcp":{"httpUrl":"https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"vin-recall-mcp":{"url":"https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"vin-recall-mcp":{"type":"http","url":"https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add vin-recall-mcp https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"vin-recall-mcp","server_url":"https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"vin-recall-mcp","server_url":"https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"}

Tools

• check_recalls ~243 tokens
  List open safety recall campaigns for a vehicle by VIN, using the NHTSA Recalls database. Decodes the VIN internally to get make/model/year, then looks up campaigns for that vehicle configuration. Important: results are recall campaigns issued for the make/model/year configuration — this does NOT co
• decode_vin ~205 tokens
  Decode a 17-character US vehicle VIN into make, model, year, body class, engine cylinders, fuel type, drive type, and assembly plant country, using the NHTSA vPIC database. Covers US-market vehicles built from 1981 onward (the 17-character VIN standard); pre-1981 and some foreign-market vehicles may

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