# NHTSA Datasets and APIs

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

NHTSA Datasets and APIs is one of 42 APIs that [U.S. Department of Transportation](https://apis.io/providers/us-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 U.S. Department of Transportation APIs (12)

- [FAA Data Catalog (CKAN Action API v3)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-data-catalog-ckan-api/)
- [DOT Data Hub Open Data API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/dot-data-hub-soda-api/)
- [Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/bts-open-data-soda-api/)
- [NHTSA vPIC (Vehicle Product Information Catalog) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/nhtsa-vpic-api/)
- [NHTSA Safety API (recalls, complaints, safety ratings)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/nhtsa-safety-api/)
- [FRA Safety Data Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/fra-safety-data-api/)
- [FMCSA QCMobile API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/fmcsa-qcmobile-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Air Carrier API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-aircarrierapi-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Axhsubmitdiscrepancies API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-axhsubmitdiscrepancies-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-coded-instrument-flight-procedures-cifp-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Daily Digital Obstacle File (DDOF) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-daily-digital-obstacle-file-ddof-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Digital Enroute Charts US (DDECUS) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-digital-enroute-charts-us-ddecus-api/)

## Tags

Vehicle Safety, Recalls, Complaints, NHTSA, Crash Data

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