# Department of Transportation Complaints API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-complaints-api/  
**Provider:** Department of Transportation — https://apis.io/providers/department-of-transportation/  
**Base URL:** https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api  
**Documentation:** https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/

Department of Transportation Complaints API is one of 18 APIs that [Department of Transportation](https://apis.io/providers/department-of-transportation/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Complaints. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, and 3 JSON Schemas.

Consumer complaint data

## Machine-readable artifacts (11)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/openapi/department-of-transportation-complaints-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/vehicle-schema.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/examples/vin-decode-example.json
- **Documentation** — https://api.nhtsa.gov/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/recall-schema.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/examples/recall-example.json
- **Documentation** — https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/getting-started
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/carrier-schema.json
- **Authentication** — https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/manage
- **Documentation** — https://www.faa.gov/data

## Other Department of Transportation APIs (12)

- [Bureau of Transportation Statistics Data Portal](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/bts-data-portal/)
- [Federal Railroad Administration Safety Data](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/fra-safety-data/)
- [Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/fta-ntd-api/)
- [PHMSA Pipeline Safety Data](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/phmsa-pipeline-data/)
- [Department of Transportation Airport Status API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-airport-status-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Authority API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-authority-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Carriers API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-carriers-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Crashes API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-crashes-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Inspections API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-inspections-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Makes API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-makes-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Manufacturers API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-manufacturers-api/)
- [Department of Transportation Models API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-models-api/)

## Tags

Complaints

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-transportation/department-of-transportation-complaints-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/department-of-transportation/.