Decode a vehicle VIN via the US NHTSA vPIC database
Decode a vehicle VIN via the US NHTSA vPIC database: make, model, year, trim, body class, engine, fuel type, plant and vehicle type. Accepts full or partial VINs. Use it when an agent holds a VIN and needs the vehicle's official specification - live government data, no key.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
1125 msmedian answer time
$0.004listed price per call
$0.004price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
GET https://agent402.tools/api/vin-decode
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | agent402.tools |
| Networks | algorand:wGHE2Pwdvd7S12BL5FaOP20EGYesN73ktiC1qzkkit8=, eip155:10, eip155:1329, eip155:137, eip155:143, eip155:42161, eip155:42220, eip155:43114, eip155:4663, eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp, stellar:pubnet |
| Payment schemes | exact, upto |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 66 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.004 | 1125 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"modelYear": {
"description": "Model year - helps decode a partial VIN",
"type": "number"
},
"vin": {
"description": "17-char VIN (or a partial VIN with * wildcards)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"vin"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string"
},
"vehicle": {
"properties": {
"bodyClass": {
"type": "string"
},
"engineCylinders": {
"type": "string"
},
"fuelType": {
"type": "string"
},
"make": {
"type": "string"
},
"manufacturer": {
"type": "string"
},
"model": {
"type": "string"
},
"plantCity": {
"type": "string"
},
"trim": {},
"vehicleType": {
"type": "string"
},
"year": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"vin": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"vin",
"vehicle",
"source"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}