> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# NHTSA recall lookup

> Run a browser agent that researches public vehicle recalls without entering a real VIN.

Search public recall information for a sample make and model without using personal data.

## Public-safety boundary

* Blocker-aware research on a public safety site.
* A hard privacy boundary: no real VINs or personal data.
* Human-review routing before customer-facing safety decisions.

## Setup

Use the CLI with a configured model profile. The example uses a sample make/model query and stays on public `nhtsa.gov` pages.

## Run it from the CLI

```bash theme={null}
web agent \
  --url https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls \
  --allow-domain nhtsa.gov \
  "Search for public recall information for a sample 2020 Toyota Camry query. Return recall title, campaign number if visible, affected component, date, detail URL, and a short owner-facing summary. Do not enter a real VIN or personal data."
```

## Expected output

```text theme={null}
2020 Toyota Camry recall information

1. Title: ...
   Campaign number: ...
   Component: ...
   Date: ...
   URL: ...
   Summary: ...
```

## Build it into an app

```ts theme={null}
const result = await agent.run({
  startUrl: "https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls",
  goal:
    "Search for public recall information for a sample 2020 Toyota Camry query. Return recall title, campaign number, affected component, date, detail URL, and owner-facing summary. Do not enter a real VIN.",
});

if (result.status !== "completed") {
  await queueSafetyReview(result);
}
```

## Production notes

* Domain policy: `nhtsa.gov`.
* Do not use a real VIN in public examples.
* Include source URLs with any safety summary.
* Add human review before using results in customer-facing safety decisions.

## Inspect

* Debug UI for form state and visible filters.
* Steps for detail-page URLs.
* Status for blockers or unavailable pages.
* Recording for review.

## Cleanup

For CLI-created browsers, cleanup is automatic. Close any browser you created separately while debugging with `web browser close <browser-id>`.

## Common failures

* If a flow asks for a real VIN, stop and switch to public make/model recall pages.
* If recall data looks ambiguous, preserve the source URL and send the result to human review.