# io.github.pratikmehkarkar/vin-recall-mcp (remote · vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org)

Decodes US VINs and looks up open NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a vehicle.

- Trust score: 75/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +61
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org`: 75/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp/vin-recall-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp/vin-recall-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 74/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 80/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 278 tokens (~139/item across 2 items; 2 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp]
url = "https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp --url https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp:
    url: "https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 74, +51)

- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Transport: fail → pass
- [functional improvement] Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-31 (score 23, +9)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 14, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 14, −55)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP
- [security regression] Authorization: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Transport: pass → fail
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-26 (score 69)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (2)

### `decode_vin` (~130 tokens)

Decode VIN

Decode a 17-character US vehicle VIN into make, model, year, body class, engine cylinders, fuel type, drive type, and assembly plant country, using the NHTSA vPIC database. Covers US-market vehicles built from 1981 onward (the 17-character VIN standard); pre-1981 and some foreign-market vehicles may return partial or no data. Decoded fields are manufacturer-submitted and individual fields may be missing even for a successfully decoded VIN.

Input parameters:

- `vin` (string, required): A 17-character US vehicle VIN (letters and digits, excluding I, O, and Q).

Output parameters:

- `bodyClass` (string)
- `driveType` (string)
- `engineCylinders` (string)
- `found` (boolean)
- `fuelType` (string)
- `make` (string)
- `model` (string)
- `note` (string)
- `plantCountry` (string)
- `summary` (string)
- `vin` (string)
- `year` (string)

### `check_recalls` (~148 tokens)

Check Vehicle Recalls

List open safety recall campaigns for a vehicle by VIN, using the NHTSA Recalls database. Decodes the VIN internally to get make/model/year, then looks up campaigns for that vehicle configuration. Important: results are recall campaigns issued for the make/model/year configuration — this does NOT confirm whether this specific VIN's vehicle was actually repaired at a dealer. Always describe results as 'open recall campaigns for this vehicle,' never as whether the car 'is' or 'isn't' fixed.

Input parameters:

- `vin` (string, required): A 17-character US vehicle VIN (letters and digits, excluding I, O, and Q). The VIN is decoded internally to determine make/model/year for the recall lookup.

Output parameters:

- `checked` (boolean)
- `make` (string)
- `model` (string)
- `note` (string)
- `recallCount` (number)
- `recalls` (array)
- `summary` (string)
- `vin` (string)
- `year` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp/vin-recall-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 75
- 2026-08-02: 74
- 2026-08-01: 23
- 2026-07-31: 23
- 2026-07-30: 14
- 2026-07-29: 14
- 2026-07-28: 14
- 2026-07-27: 14
- 2026-07-26: 69

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://vin-recall-mcp.zenithserver.duckdns.org/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/pratikmehkarkar/vin-recall-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp/vin-recall-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp/vin-recall-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pratikmehkarkar-vin-recall-mcp/vin-recall-mcp