utilpeek (Tanod) VIN decoder from NHTSA vPIC (US-market data)
utilpeek (Tanod) VIN decoder from NHTSA vPIC (US-market data): make, model, year, trim, engine, plant, manufacturer. Use when an agent must decode a VIN into make, model, year, trim, engine and plant (NHTSA, US data).
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-10
1 of 1checks answered this week
216 msmedian answer time
$0.002listed price per call
$0.002price 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
POST https://tanod.dev/v1/vehicle/vin-decode
| Category | Market data |
|---|---|
| Provider host | tanod.dev |
| Networks | eip155:137, eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.002 | 216 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"vin": "1HGCM82633A004352"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"model_year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maximum": 2100,
"minimum": 1950,
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional model year (1950-2100), to help NHTSA when position 10 of the VIN is ambiguous."
},
"vin": {
"description": "The 17-character Vehicle Identification Number, such as 1HGCM82633A004352 (letters and digits, never I, O or Q). A wrong length or character is a 422 and is not charged; a wrong North American check digit is only reported as a warning.",
"maxLength": 40,
"minLength": 17,
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"vin"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"body_class": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"cached": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"check_digit_valid": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"doors": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"drive_type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"engine": {
"properties": {
"configuration": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"cylinders": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"displacement_l": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"horsepower": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"model": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"found": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"fuel_type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"fuel_type_secondary": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"gvwr": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"make": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"manufacturer": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"model": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"model_year": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"nhtsa_additional_error_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"nhtsa_error_code": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"nhtsa_error_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
},
"plant": {
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"country": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"state": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"series": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"source": {
"type": "string"
},
"suggested_vin": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"transmission": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"trim": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"vehicle_type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"vin": {