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

    Metadata Updated: May 1, 2024

    Complaint information entered into NHTSA-ODI's vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists. Complaint information is also analyzed to monitor existing recalls for proper scope and adequacy.

    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/Complaints/Import_Instructions.pdf

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Data Update Frequency R/P1D

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier 81.1
    Data First Published 2002-12-16
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-05-01
    Category Transportation
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1D
    Agencydataseriesurl http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/index.cfm
    Agencyprogramurl http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues
    Analysisunit Vehicles , Tires, Child Safety Seats, Equipment
    Bureau Code 021:18
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.transportation.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Categorydesignation Administrative
    Collectioninstrument N/A
    Collection Package Id d086e2e2-a6e7-4948-a2f3-98357f10aa5e
    Data Quality True
    Data Dictionary http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/folders/Complaints/CMPL.txt
    Data Dictionary Type text/plain
    Harvest Object Id 9780c321-1ddd-416d-acf0-1fddbdf9be23
    Harvest Source Id a776e4b7-8221-443c-85ed-c5ee5db0c360
    Harvest Source Title DOT Socrata Data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/jhit-z9cc
    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Old Spatial N/A
    Phone 202-366-0154
    Primary IT Investment UII 021-777552743
    Program Code 021:000
    Related Documents http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/folders/Complaints/Import_Instructions.pdf
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash d2cf8b065ef6a4955da644d5ced59d4b15ab122f1ae440ed9d7d08b5f73689f2
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal R/1949-01-01/P1D

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