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    • NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) - Recalls - Recalls Flat File

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    Manufacturers who determine that a product or piece of original equipment either has a safety defect or is not in compliance with Federal safety standards are required to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) within 5 business days. NHTSA requires that manufacturers file a Defect and Noncompliance report as well as quarterly recall status reports, in compliance with Federal Regulation 49 (the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act) Part 573, which identifies the requirements for safety recalls. This information is stored in the NHTSA database. Use this data to search for recall information related to:- Specific NHTSA campaigns - Product types Access to public searches of NHTSA recall databases for tires, vehicles, car seats and equipment.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

    Collection

    This dataset is part of the following collection:

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/folders/Recalls/RCL.txt

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Data Update Frequency R/P1D

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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    Data First Published 2002-12-16
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    Data Last Modified 2021-10-29
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    Analysisunit Vehicles , Tires, Child Safety Seats, Equipment
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    Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/izrd-p2z4
    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Old Spatial N/A
    Phone 202-366-2315
    Primary IT Investment UII 021-777552743
    Program Code 021:035
    Related Documents http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/folders/Recalls/RCL.txt
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