Seven cars on your lot have open recalls

The workflow

1. TriggerCars.comDealer inventory by VIN
2. Evidence
   NHTSAOpen recalls and remedy availability by VINCarGurusMore inventory and how long each car has been listed
3. Artifact
   What you hand overA VIN-level recall list with remedy status and an on-site repair schedule.
4. Contact
   GliderFinds the dealer, with a verified work email and a phone
5. Message
   Send itFrom your own mailboxes, evidence attached

The play in six steps

1. 01

   Pull the dealer's inventory

   Cars.com

   What you pull

   The dealer's listed used inventory: VIN, year, make, model and listing date. CarGurus adds more inventory.

   Why it matters

   The VIN is the key to the recall check. It is listed publicly on every car.

   Example

   140 used vehicles listed · VINs available on every listing

2. 02

   Check each VIN for recalls

   NHTSA

   What you pull

   Open safety recalls for each VIN, and whether a remedy is available.

   Why it matters

   This is the problem in the dealer's own lot. It is specific and checkable.

   Example

   7 vehicles with open recalls · remedies available for 5

3. 03

   Build the recall list and schedule

   Your artifact

   What you build

   The VINs, the recall, the remedy status, and an on-site repair schedule before the cars sell.

   Why it works

   It saves the dealer from a shuttle to the franchise store and keeps the cars on the lot.

   Example

   7 VINs · 5 can be fixed on site this week · 2 waiting on parts

4. 04

   Check before you send

   Recall data updates often, and some repairs must be done by a franchise dealer. Recheck each VIN the day you send and only offer work you are authorized to do.

5. 05

   Find the dealer in Glider

   Glider

   Search for

   Used car managerGeneral managerService managerOwner

   Why them

   The used car manager owns the inventory and the time to sale. The service manager will coordinate the work.

   What you get

   A work email and a direct phone, with the email verified before it goes into a sequence.

6. 06

   Send the evidence, then run the first test

   I checked the 140 used cars listed on your site by VIN.¹ Seven have open safety recalls, and remedies are available for five.² I put the list together with a schedule to fix those five on site this week.³ Want us to come by?

   • Facts from the data (the number is the step)
   • What you built for them
   • One small ask

   Why it works

   It is about their own cars, it is easy to verify, and the fix comes to them.

   First test

   Twenty independent used dealers in one metro.

   Success looks like

   Three dealers book on-site repairs out of twenty.

The sample message is hypothetical and its numbers are illustrative. Verify every claim, date and rule before sending.

Sources used

The three sources this play names. Each links to the other plays that use it.

Cars.comDealer inventory by VIN1 playNHTSARecalls and VIN decoding1 playCarGurusDealer inventory and listing age1 play

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