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Is your vehicle model year excluded from an adjacent safety recall?

NHTSA safety recalls often designate specific production dates or model years, leaving adjacent vehicles on shared platforms without recall coverage. Enter your vehicle below to cross-reference public NHTSA recall campaigns against official ODI complaints on your model year.

NHTSA Cross-Reference Engine v2.4 • Vehicle Audit Terminal

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Smart Dropdown & Open Search: Select from official automotive makes and models, or freely type any custom vehicle into the box. Even if your make or model isn't in the list, our engine queries NHTSA live across all registered vehicles.

Instant 5-Year Adjacent Cross-Reference (Year ± 2)

Official NHTSA Open Data Source (49 C.F.R. Records)

Discretionary Goodwill Evidence Packets

What is a "Recall Gap"? (Why Adjacent Model Years Are Excluded) ▼

RECALL SCOPE & BOUNDARIES

Understanding Recall Cutoffs: Why Adjacent Model Years Are Excluded

Under federal law (49 U.S.C. Section 30118), manufacturers establish recall scopes based on defined production dates, supplier batches, or technical revisions. Vehicles produced outside those cutoffs are excluded from mandatory recall remedies, even when owners report similar component concerns.

RECALLED MODEL YEARS Designated in Federal Campaign

$0 Out-of-Pocket

Mandated Statutory Remedy: Manufacturer-Covered Repair

Statutory Coverage: Authorized dealers must repair the recalled defect without charge under 49 U.S.C. Section 30120.
Statutory Reimbursement: Owners who paid for pre-recall repairs of the covered defect may qualify for statutory reimbursement under 49 C.F.R. Part 573.13.
Mandatory Remedy: Enforced under NHTSA federal safety oversight for vehicles within campaign scope.

EXCLUDED MODEL YEARS Outside Designated Campaign Scope

$2,000 – $5,000

Non-Recalled Status: Standard Retail Parts & Labor Rates

No Statutory Remedy: Because the vehicle VIN is not designated in the recall filing, dealers cannot bill the repair to the NHTSA campaign.
Similar Failure Symptoms: Public ODI complaints document similar failure modes on the shared platform architecture.
Owner Expense: Drivers must pay out-of-pocket unless factory warranty or discretionary goodwill assistance applies.

Customer Advocacy Path: Authorized dealership service managers and OEM customer care representatives possess discretionary policies (often referred to as “Goodwill Assistance”) to assist loyal customers with repairs on a case-by-case basis when presented with documented public safety records.

HOW RECALL GAP FINDER PROTECTS DRIVERS

Automated 4-Step Recall Gap Detection

Our intelligence pipeline cross-references official NHTSA databases to uncover excluded vehicles and equip drivers with undeniable evidence.

Step 1

Select Your Vehicle Model Year

Choose your year, make, and model from official NHTSA automotive rosters, or type any custom passenger vehicle.

Step 2

5-Year NHTSA Recall Cross-Reference (Year ± 2)

Our engine queries 5 consecutive model years to identify safety recall campaigns on shared platforms and sister vehicles.

Step 3

ODI Complaint Overlap & Risk Detection

We correlate official NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) owner reports for identical part failures, crashes, and engine fires.

Step 4

Generate Goodwill Reference Packet

Export a printable factual reference packet compiling NHTSA campaign data and complaint records to support your discretionary customer goodwill request.