Paste a car listing link. Retrieve available vehicle details, check official recall records and see what deserves your attention before you commit.
Research a carListing access varies by source. Restricted auction sites return model research only. No account needed to start. Save your research and decisions to your account when you want to keep them.
A history report, a recall search and an inspection answer different questions. CarInfo brings official-source research and explicit inspection exclusions into the same review.
Bring a Trailer displays bidding fees and offers checkout services on eligible listings. Buyers generally remain responsible for shipping, taxes, registration and other ownership costs.
In CarInfo.ai, enter those estimates alongside repairs and holding costs to see the modeled purchase total before bidding.
Bring a Trailer · How it worksNHTSA provides manufacturer-reported VIN decoding and recall campaigns searchable by year, make and model. A model campaign is not the same as an open recall on a specific VIN.
CarInfo retrieves both sources from one VIN and keeps that distinction visible. You can open the official records and confirm applicability with the manufacturer.
NHTSA · Datasets and APIsThe FTC’s used-car guidance says a history report cannot replace an independent inspection. It recommends getting a written repair estimate from the mechanic.
In CarInfo.ai, paste inspection findings to flag explicit exclusions such as “not tested.” Keep those items unresolved while requesting the missing checks.
FTC · Buying a used car from a dealerSources checked November 1, 2026. This workflow is CarInfo.ai’s product hypothesis; buyer demand and savings have not yet been validated. Sources do not endorse CarInfo.ai.
Paste one listing link. On readable pages, CarInfo extracts the VIN, advertised price and mileage, then checks official vehicle records. Restricted links can still start model research.
Paste inspection findings to flag explicit limitations. Review the quoted context and turn those gaps into questions for the inspector.
Save the research and unresolved checks. If you need a bid limit, open the optional cost model. Record the eventual outcome beside your original assumptions.
I’ve spent the past 9–10 years involved in the automotive space, including automotive marketing, photography and events at Taormina. CarInfo.ai focuses my CarInfo work on one question: what should a buyer check before committing to a car?
CarInfo.ai is an early prototype, developed with AI assistance. I’m looking for a technical cofounder and auction buyers to help test it.
CarInfo retrieves specifications from NHTSA vPIC and recall campaigns for the decoded year, make and model. Those campaigns are not this VIN’s open-recall status. Inspection excerpt checks flag explicit limitation phrases; they do not diagnose the car. Comparable sales and costs come from you or a spreadsheet you have permission to use. CarInfo.ai flags missing inputs and prepares follow-up questions. It does not verify titles, inspect vehicles or place bids. Automated listing access is not available for every source; Mecum, Bring a Trailer and Cars & Bids currently support model research from descriptive links only.
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No. It depends on your inputs and resale assumptions. Research holds can remain even when a calculation is possible. Get appropriate inspection and specialist advice before making a purchase.