Datasets / NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) - Complaints: NHTSA API


NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) - Complaints: NHTSA API

Published By Department of Transportation

Issued over 9 years ago

US
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Summary

Type of release
a service or API for accessing open data

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

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.