HoundMoto
In DevelopmentAutomotive data platform — one search bar for specs, parts, and trouble codes
HoundMoto answers the questions every vehicle owner eventually asks — what oil does my car take, what does this check-engine code mean, does my VIN have an open recall — through one search bar. It combines vehicle data, diagnostic trouble code lookups, NHTSA recall checks, and VIN scanning in a single fast web app.
- React
- Vite
- React Router
- Vercel Postgres
- NHTSA API
- html5-qrcode
The Problem
Vehicle information is scattered across owner's manuals, forums, and ad-heavy lookup sites. Finding an oil capacity, decoding a P0300, or checking a recall means bouncing between sources of varying quality.
The Solution
A single search interface backed by structured vehicle data in Vercel Postgres. Users can search by vehicle, part, symptom, or trouble code; scan a VIN with the device camera; look up OBD2 diagnostic codes; and check open NHTSA safety recalls — free, with no login required.
What I Did
- Designed the product concept and unified-search user experience
- Built the React front end with client-side routing and camera-based VIN scanning
- Modeled and populated the vehicle dataset in Vercel Postgres
- Integrated the NHTSA API for safety recall lookups by VIN
The Outcome
A working automotive research platform in active development, already handling vehicle spec searches, DTC lookups, VIN scanning, and recall checks in production.
