# NHTSA Datasets and APIs

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/dot/nhtsa-datasets-api/  
**Provider:** US Department of Transportation — https://apis.io/providers/dot/  
**Base URL:** https://api.nhtsa.gov  
**Documentation:** https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa-datasets-and-apis

NHTSA Datasets and APIs is one of 12 APIs that [US Department of Transportation](https://apis.io/providers/dot/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Vehicle Safety, Recalls, Complaints, NHTSA, and Crash Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

NHTSA provides public datasets and APIs covering vehicle safety complaints, recalls, safety ratings (NCAP), and defect investigations. Complaint data entered into NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database is searchable by make, model, and year, providing safety defect details, crash/fire/injury records, and recall campaign remedies.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa-datasets-and-apis

## Other US Department of Transportation APIs (11)

- [FMCSA QCMobile API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/fmcsa-qcmobile-api/)
- [FMCSA SaferBus API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/fmcsa-saferbus-api/)
- [NHTSA vPIC Vehicle API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/nhtsa-vpic-api/)
- [DOT Open Data Portal](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-data-portal/)
- [US Department of Transportation childSeats API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-childseats-api/)
- [US Department of Transportation equipment API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-equipment-api/)
- [US Department of Transportation ewr API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-ewr-api/)
- [US Department of Transportation foreignCampaigns API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-foreigncampaigns-api/)
- [US Department of Transportation safetyIssues API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-safetyissues-api/)
- [US Department of Transportation tires API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-tires-api/)
- [US Department of Transportation vehicles API](https://apis.io/apis/dot/dot-vehicles-api/)

## Tags

Vehicle Safety, Recalls, Complaints, NHTSA, Crash Data

---

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