Look up a motor vehicle equipment manufacturer's federal registration (49 CFR Part 566), e.g., a glazing/windshield equipment maker, via NHTSA vPIC.

domain: vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Call GET https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/GetManufacturerDetails/{name or numeric ID}?format=json to pull registered address, manufacturer type, and ID for a company by full or partial name.
  2. Call GET https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/GetParts?type=566&fromDate={date}&toDate={date}&manufacturer={name}&format=json to see Part 566 ('Manufacturer Identification – Reporting Requirements') filings for a given manufacturer/date range; use type=565 instead for VIN-assignment (Part 565) filings.
  3. Page through results using the page parameter — results are returned in blocks of up to 1000.
  4. Combine with GetWMIsForManufacturer/{name or ID}?format=json if you also need the manufacturer's registered World Manufacturer Identifier codes.

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