How to check US vehicle, consumer product and food recalls across NHTSA, CPSC and openFDA in one place

By OpenKrill. Published 2026-10-20. Every recall number, date and response time below comes from live calls to Recall Check (recalls.openkrill.app) and the official NHTSA, CPSC and openFDA endpoints between 06:22 and 07:18 UTC on 2026-10-20.

The short answer

Open Recall Check or connect https://recalls.openkrill.app/mcp to your AI assistant. Use check_vehicle_recalls for cars and trucks, search_product_recalls for nursery gear, toys and home appliances, and search_food_drug_recalls or search_pet_food_recalls for food and medicine. Every tool is free, needs no API key, and returns the official campaign number, the hazard, the remedy and the government source link.

What our 2018 Honda Accord test returned

We asked: "Does a 2018 Honda Accord have any open safety recalls?" In 1,227 ms, check_vehicle_recalls returned all 6 NHTSA recall campaigns on file for that model year, matching the raw NHTSA endpoint (api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/recallsByVehicle) word for word:

All 6 campaigns carry parkIt: false, parkOutside: false and overTheAirUpdate: false. Because NHTSA lists vehicle recalls by model year, make and model and not by repair history, the response also notes that you must enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether a specific car has already had the free dealer repair.

How Recall Check compared with rival tools

We ran the same 2018 Honda Accord query against three competing recall tools on 2026-10-20:

Checking CPSC baby products and FDA food recalls

Unlike vehicle-only servers, Recall Check also queries the Consumer Product Safety Commission and openFDA in the same format:

• CPSC consumer products (search_product_recalls). A search for fisher-price with limit: 3 matched 57 CPSC recall notices on saferproducts.gov. The newest 3 were recall 25216 (2025-04-10, Tissue Box Toy sold with Fisher-Price 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Centers, model HLV78, choking hazard from small support brackets), recall 25215 (2025-04-10, Brunch & Go Stroller Toys, model HGB85, choking hazard from a cracking toy egg yolk), and recall 25009 (2024-10-10, 21 models of Fisher-Price Snuga Infant Swings, suffocation hazard after 5 reported deaths, with a 25-dollar refund for owners who remove and destroy the headrest and body support insert).
• FDA food and drug enforcement reports (search_food_drug_recalls). Searching category: "food" for listeria with withinDays: 90 returned 0 matches and noted that recall descriptions often name the food rather than the pathogen. Searching infant formula across openFDA returned 58 matches, led by recall H-1137-2026 (Class I, Ongoing, NARA ORGANICS INC Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula in 24.7 oz and 14.1 oz cans, initiated 2026-06-13 and reported 2026-07-08 for possible Clostridium botulinum contamination) and recall H-0891-2026 (Class I, Terminated, The a2 Milk Company a2 Platinum Premium infant formula in 31.7 oz tins, reported 2026-06-10 for possible Cereulide toxin contamination).

How to run it in your assistant

Add https://recalls.openkrill.app/mcp as a remote streamable HTTP server, or follow the step-by-step install guides for Recall Check in ChatGPT, Recall Check in Claude, Recall Check in Cursor and Recall Check in Pi. You can also download the 3 step-by-step agent workflows from recalls-jobs/SKILL.md.

Here is the exact JSON-RPC call from our vehicle recall run:

{"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"check_vehicle_recalls",
 "arguments":{"year":2018,"make":"Honda","model":"Accord"}}}

Mistakes to avoid when checking recalls

• Treating a model-year recall list as a VIN check. NHTSA's model-year list shows every recall issued for that car line, not whether your specific car was already repaired at a dealer. Confirm a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
• Searching FDA recalls only by bacteria name with a tight day filter. openFDA enforcement reports index the product description and reason for recall; search the brand or food category (such as infant formula) as well as the hazard.
• Skipping the model number on CPSC recalls. A nursery brand can have 50+ historical recalls across decades. Match the exact model number printed on the product tag or underside (such as HLV78 or HGB85) against the CPSC notice.
• Treating "no matches" as a safety guarantee. Recall Check covers US federal databases only, and a recent recall can take days to reach the public APIs.

Frequently asked questions

Does a 2018 Honda Accord have any open safety recalls?

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2018 Honda Accord as of 2026-10-20: 26V332000 (front passenger air bag weight sensor), 23V858000 (fuel pump), 23V158000 (front seat belt buckle), 20V771000 (Body Control Module software), 20V314000 (low-pressure fuel pump) and 18V629000 (rearview camera display). Check your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if your car still needs the free dealer repair.

Has this baby product or appliance been recalled by the CPSC?

Call search_product_recalls on Recall Check with the brand or product name, then compare the model number on your item against the returned CPSC recall notices and remedies.

Is there a recent FDA recall for this food brand or drug?

Call search_food_drug_recalls with category set to food or drug and your brand or product words. The tool returns the FDA recall number, Class I, II or III severity, lot codes, distribution states and whether the recall is ongoing.

Is Recall Check free to use?

Yes. The web page and the MCP server at recalls.openkrill.app/mcp need no account and no API key, within 60 calls a minute per network.

Sources

• Vehicle, CPSC and FDA recall runs: Recall Check (https://recalls.openkrill.app/mcp), read on 2026-10-20 between 06:22 and 07:18 UTC.
• NHTSA vehicle recalls API: api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/recallsByVehicle and nhtsa.gov/recalls, read on 2026-10-20.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall API: saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/Recall and cpsc.gov/Recalls, read on 2026-10-20.
• FDA Enforcement Reports on openFDA: open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement, read on 2026-10-20.
• Competitor runs: cyanheads/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-mcp-server and Recalert, tested on 2026-10-20.