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title: "Vehicle Recalls — not_available_reason"
description: "Recalls responses now include not_available_reason when the data source explains why a remedy is not yet available."
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# Vehicle Recalls — not_available_reason
URL: /docs/changelogs/2026-07-08
LLM index: /llms.txt
Description: Recalls responses now include not_available_reason when the data source explains why a remedy is not yet available.

## Added

- `data.recalls[].not_available_reason` on [Vehicle Recalls](/docs/products/recalls) (`GET /v1/recalls`). When the upstream source provides a reason that a remedy is not yet available, that value is now returned instead of being dropped during response mapping. The field is `null` when the source does not supply a reason.

## Notes

- Additive, backward-compatible change. Existing clients can ignore the new field.
- Present when the primary US recall source supplies a reason for the VIN; other sources may omit it or return `null`.

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