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VIN Lookup

VIN Lookup v1.0.1

Decode VINs & understand specs

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Description

From the marketplace listing

Decode a VIN in your ChatGPT conversation using NHTSA vPIC. Identify the vehicle’s year, make and model, then understand available factory specifications such as engine, body style, fuel type and manufacturing plant. Use VIN Lookup to compare decoded specifications with a seller’s listing, understand what a VIN can tell you, or prepare questions before a used-car inspection. Provide the vehicle’s 17-character VIN; the plugin sends it to NHTSA vPIC and explains the source, missing fields and limitations. Coverage varies by vehicle, and not every specification is available. Vehicle identity is not vehicle history. This plugin does not retrieve accident, title, theft, odometer, ownership, recall-status or service-history records, assess a car’s condition, or sell reports. It points to independent public checks when you need to go further, without claiming those checks were performed.

Language: English · Automatically detected from descriptions.

What changed

VIN Lookup

Oct 27, 2026 · 1 saved observations

Metadata · Oct 27, 2026 · 00:53 UTC · Compared with Oct 25, 2026 · 18:55 UTC

WHAT CHANGED

Package or technical metadata updated

Package or technical metadata updated

Observed in package metadata. These changes alone do not establish a new customer-facing feature.

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Before

Oct 25, 2026 · 18:55 UTC

Not present

After

Oct 27, 2026 · 00:53 UTC

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Earlier changes · 1 more observation days on this page
VIN Lookup

Oct 25, 2026 · 3 saved observations

Positioning & listing

Full description changed from “using NHTSA vPIC to identify its year, make, model, and available basic specifications. See what a VIN decode can and cannot confirm, with links to independent public checks. This tool does not provide accident, title, theft, odometer, o...” to “in your ChatGPT conversation using NHTSA vPIC. Identify the vehicle’s year, make and model, then understand available factory specifications such as engine, body style, fuel type and manufacturing plant. Use VIN Lookup to compare decode...”.

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Technical updates

Package contents changed in 5 files: .app.json, .codex-plugin/plugin.json, .mcp.json, …. Open the file diff to inspect the edits.

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Competitor profile

From the developer’s listing and package; capabilities are not independently tested. Package observed Nov 3, 2026.

Declared capabilities

Decode VINs & understand specs

Declared limitations

Specific limitations have not been established. Missing information does not mean unrestricted capabilities.

Cost & access

Pricing and account requirements have not been established from the available package declarations. Unknown pricing does not mean free access.

Starter prompt

Decode VIN 1HGCM82633A004352 and explain the available engine and body specifications.

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Keywords

Files & skills

File archives

Plugin package5 files · 97.2 KBBrowse files →

Release notes

Clarifies VIN decoding and available specifications, with distinct starter prompts for specification questions, listing comparison and inspection preparation. No new data access or commerce capabilities. Existing MCP connection and tool schema retained.

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Package details

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Package author
VIN Lookup
Keywords
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Package observed Nov 3, 2026.

Technical details
First seen
Oct 24, 2026 · 12:40 UTC
Last seen
Nov 3, 2026 · 18:00 UTC
Latest observed change
Oct 25, 2026 · 18:55 UTC
Collection status
Collected

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