Every recall.
Every VIN.
Every night.
A car that's clean at auction can pick up a federal safety recall while it sits on your lot. Swept checks your entire inventory against NHTSA recall data while you sleep, flags the cars you can't deliver, and keeps timestamped proof that you checked.
The sensor tone wheel can delaminate, desyncing fuel injection and cam timing. The engine can stall without warning at any speed — NHTSA flags this one do-not-drive.
Fix: powertrain software update, free at any FCA dealership. Recall W58.
View this car’s disclosure certificate →The 6-speed automatic can unexpectedly downshift into first gear regardless of road speed, which can lock the rear tires. Open and unremedied on this VIN.
Fix: powertrain control module reprogram, free at any Ford dealership. Recall 19S07.
View this car’s disclosure certificate →Pre-2000 recall records are thin and inconsistent. Swept holds older vehicles in review until VIN-level verification rather than guessing.
Pretensioners may not lock the belt correctly in a crash. Land Rover requires inspection per vehicle — some are affected, some aren’t — so Swept holds it in review until the inspection outcome is recorded.
Fix: inspect and replace as necessary, free at any Land Rover dealership.
The retaining bolt can loosen over time until the steering wheel detaches from the column while driving. Affects 2014–2018 Fusions.
Fix: replacement with a longer bolt, free at any Ford dealership. Flagged for review before this car reaches the line.
Swept again tonight at 3:04 AM.
Swept again tonight at 3:04 AM.
Swept again tonight at 3:04 AM.
Swept again tonight at 3:04 AM.
Clean at the auction isn't clean forever
Federal safety recalls are issued every week and they don't schedule themselves around your inventory. The exposure lands on whoever hands over the keys.
Recalls land mid-hold
You checked the VIN at the auction. The recall dropped on day 40 of a 60-day hold. Nothing on your lot tells you and the buyer's attorney will know the date.
Liability rolls uphill
Sell a car with an open safety recall and the manufacturer's defect becomes your courtroom problem. Franchise stores get paid to fix recalls. Independents just carry the risk.
A lookup isn't a paper trail
A free VIN check proves nothing about the day you sold the car. What protects you is a timestamped record of every check, every night, kept forever.
Set it once. Covered every night.
Drop your inventory
Paste VINs in any format or drop the file you already have: CSV, Excel, even the auction PDF. Swept finds every VIN inside automatically and checks each one on the spot.
We sweep while you sleep
Every night, every VIN on your lot is checked against federal NHTSA recall data. New recall on one of your cars? You know before you pour coffee.
Wake up to a verdict
One screen, three colors. Green is clear, amber needs review, red doesn't leave the lot. Every check is stamped into a permanent audit log.
What Swept is, in plain language
Swept is automated VIN recall monitoring for independent used car dealers. It turns a manual recall lookup into a nightly inventory control and disclosure workflow.
Best fit
Swept is for independent dealers that hold used inventory, sell vehicles from auction or trade-in sources, and need a reliable way to know whether a VIN has an open federal safety recall before delivery.
Core workflow
- Upload, paste, or extract VINs from the inventory source your dealership already uses.
- Every VIN gets checked against NHTSA recall data on the first sweep and every night after.
- Your board flags what’s clear, what needs review, and what has an open recall.
- Every check becomes a timestamped audit record, and every sale gets a recall disclosure certificate.
Experience note
Swept was built by Bottle Rocket Growth from first-hand product work on dealership recall-check workflows, VIN intake, disclosure certificates, and audit records for used vehicle inventory.
Sources and limits
Swept references NHTSA recall data and records the point-in-time result. It is a monitoring and recordkeeping tool, not legal advice or a replacement for manufacturer repair instructions.
Proof you can hand across the desk
At the point of sale, Swept runs one final check and generates a recall disclosure certificate: the vehicle, the VIN, the exact timestamp, the result, and a buyer acknowledgment line.
Every certificate gets a permanent public verification link, so a buyer, a lawyer, or an auditor can confirm it years later. That's the difference between saying you checked and proving it.
Open a sample certificateCommon questions about Swept
What is Swept?
Swept is a web app that checks dealership VIN inventory against NHTSA recall data, flags vehicles that need attention, and stores timestamped proof of each check.
Who should use Swept?
Swept is built for independent used car dealers that want a repeatable recall monitoring process across active inventory, not just an occasional manual VIN lookup.
What is a Swept certificate?
A Swept certificate is a point-of-sale recall disclosure record with the vehicle, VIN, timestamp, check result, and a public verification link.
What if my legal team wants a different certificate?
The standard Swept certificate covers vehicle, VIN, recall status, buyer acknowledgment, timestamp, and a permanent public verification link. If your attorney wants different language or fields, we’ll work with your legal team directly and build a certificate format that satisfies them.
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U.S. Department of TransportationOpen government data
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Bring your inventory — paste it, drop a file, even the auction PDF. Your first sweep takes about a minute.