# nhtsa

> Use this tool when you need to access vehicle product information, such as decoding VIN numbers or retrieving details about vehicle manufacturers and models. It solves problems related to vehicle data retrieval and validation by providing a simple interface to the NHTSA vPIC API. The tool takes in inputs like VIN numbers or manufacturer IDs and returns outputs like vehicle specifications and manufacturer information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-nhtsa  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-nhtsa

## Description

NHTSA MCP — wraps the NHTSA vPIC (Vehicle Product Information Catalog) API (free, no auth)

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.pipeworx-io%2Fnhtsa)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-nhtsa>

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nhtsa/mcp`

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "io-github-pipeworx-io-nhtsa"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-nhtsa` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-nhtsa/pull`

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