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

Metadata Updated: May 1, 2024

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 May 1, 2024
Data Update Frequency R/P1D

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
Publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Maintainer
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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/folders/Recalls/FLAT_RCL.zip
Agencyprogramurl http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/index.cfm
Analysisunit Vehicles , Tires, Child Safety Seats, Equipment
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Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/amr3-cz7s
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
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Phone 202-366-0154
Primary IT Investment UII 021-777552743
Program Code 021:035
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