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US vehicle recalls, complaints, EPA figures, VIN decode and trouble codes, with sources.
Remote server: your requests and data go to whichtrim.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http whichtrim-vehicle-records https://whichtrim.com/portal/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
search_vehicles — Find model years in the WhichTrim catalogue by make, model and/or year. Returns each match with its Safety Signal grade, recall count and paget_vehicle — The full published record for one model year: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner-complaint counts and the mileage at which owners reportget_trims — Every trim of one model year as the manufacturer's own press kit states it: name, powertrain, drivetrain and MSRP, each trim's headline speccheck_recalls — Every NHTSA recall campaign on file for one model year, with severity, park-outside and do-not-drive advisories and the reported completion decode_vin — Decode a 17-character VIN against NHTSA's vPIC database and join it to the WhichTrim record for that model year: year, make, model, engine, lookup_trouble_code — What a diagnostic trouble code (P0420, U0100, …) means where the OBD-II standard defines it, and — the part no other source publishes — whiclookup_bulletin — A manufacturer service bulletin, service campaign, warranty extension or over-the-air notice by the number on the letter or the document (Hyfederal_cases — Federal lawsuits in the RECAP docket index (CourtListener, Free Law Project) that name a vehicle's manufacturer as a party and mention the mcompare_vehicles — Two model years side by side on the figures that decide most purchases: fuel economy or EV range, Safety Signal grade, recalls, complaints, Not tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.