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Lemmy’s Free Recall Watch
57 million+ U.S. cars have an open recall. Give Lemmy your VIN and email, and he’ll tell you when a free fix is waiting.
- 57M+ cars have open recalls
- Free alerts
- NHTSA data
Quick answer
You can get free recall alerts for your car by VIN. Lemmy’s Free Recall Watch checks the NHTSA recall database every day and emails you when a new safety recall is issued for your vehicle. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, and recalls never expire.
Why get on Lemmy’s list
Repairs are free
The manufacturer pays for parts and labor at any franchised dealer.
Checked every day
Lemmy re-checks NHTSA recall data for your car daily.
Only real alerts
One welcome email, then an email only when a new recall covers your car.
Private
Never sold or shown. Stop anytime with one click.
How it works
- 1
Add your car
Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or insurance card, plus your email.
- 2
Get today’s report
We decode your car and email you every recall on file right now, with the free-fix details.
- 3
We keep watching
Lemmy checks NHTSA every day. When a new recall covers your car, you get an email right away.
Want to check a car right now instead? Run a free recall check
Recall Watch FAQs
Yes.
It is free with no account, no credit card and no upsell. You give us a VIN and an email, and we check NHTSA’s public recall database for you.
Every day.
We re-check each watched car against NHTSA recall data and email you only when a new recall is issued for it.
Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix safety recalls at no cost to the owner.
Franchised dealers do the work and the manufacturer pays them for parts and labor, whether you bought the car new, used or from a private seller.
No.
Safety recalls do not expire because of the car’s age, mileage or number of owners.
No.
Your email is used only to send recall alerts for the car you added. Every email has a one-click link to stop watching.
Yes.
Submit the form once for each VIN with the same email address.
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