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Vindexapi · Decode

Normalized NHTSA vPIC VIN decode (?vin=) — make/model/year/engine/body/… with fetch provenance, plus ORIGINAL factory new-vehicle warranty terms (basic/powertrain/corrosion/roadside/EV battery) keyed off make + model-year.

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curl -i -X GET https://api.vindexapi.dev/v1/decode

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Vindexapi · Known Issues

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LLM-clustered named failure modes from NHTSA owner complaints — every issue cites verified ODI complaint numbers (hallucination-gated) — plus a reliability-aggregates block and the full decoded vehicle. Refuses (uncharged) below 15 complaints.

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Vindexapi · Prepurchase

Vindexapi · api.vindexapi.dev

Whole-job pre-purchase bundle (?vin=[&country=CA|US]) — ONE payment returns the normalized VIN decode, merged US + Canada safety recalls, a known-issue/reliability summary, and a jurisdiction-level purchase+ownership cost estimate. Equivalent to 4 separate paid calls. Settles only if the decode succeeds AND ≥2 of the 3 secondary sections are available.

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