Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2220 of 26 July 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of heavy-duty motor vehicles with regard to their event data recorder and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units and amending Annex II to that Regulation

• CELEX: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2220
• Articles: 8

Article 1 Scope

This Regulation shall apply to vehicle categories M 2, M 3, N 2 and N 3 , as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 3 ) .

Article 2 Applicable technical requirements

1.   The event data recorder system of a vehicle shall comply with the technical requirements set out in:

(a)

UN Regulation No 169; and

(b)

Articles 3, 4 and 5 of this Regulation.

2.   Type-approval of an event data recorder as a separate technical unit shall be subject to the separate technical unit complying with the same requirements as those set out in paragraphs 5.3 (introductory paragraph), 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5 and 5.5 of UN Regulation No 169.

3.   Where the motor vehicle is fitted with an event data recorder type-approved as a separate technical unit, the vehicle and its event data recorder shall comply with the technical requirements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. However, as regards paragraph 5 of UN Regulation No 169, they shall comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, and 5.4 of that Regulation.

Article 3 Data security

1.   The crash-related data that the event data recorder records and stores shall be protected against manipulation by complying with the relevant technical requirements and transitional provisions of UN Regulation No 155  ( 4 ) , the original series or any later series of amendments thereof.

2.   Software updates performed on the event data recorder shall be protected to reasonably prevent them from being compromised and reasonably prevent invalid updates.

Article 4 Data retrieval

1.   Crash-related data recorded by the event data recorders shall be made available for retrieval through the serial data port on the standardised data link connector referred to in point 2.9 of Annex X to Regulation (EU) 2018/858. Where the serial data port is no longer functional after a collision, the data shall be retrievable by a direct connection to the event data recorder.

2.   The vehicle manufacturer shall provide the type-approval authority and, at the request of a type-approval authority, any interested manufacturer or repairer of components, diagnostic tools or test equipment with information about how the event data can be accessed, retrieved and interpreted.

3.   Vehicles and their event data recorders shall be designed in a way that enables a data retrieval tool to produce event reports that contain the following data elements:

(a)

each of the mandatory data elements, as required under UN Regulation No 169;

(b)

the precise vehicle type, variant and version (including the fitted active safety and accident avoidance systems) of the vehicle hosting the event data recorder.

The manufacturer shall demonstrate that data referred to in the point (b) above are available after an impact referred to in paragraph 5.4.1 of UN Regulation No 169.

4.   The data recorded by the event data recorder shall not be available for retrieval over interfaces accessible without the need to unlock the vehicle or to use tools, or over vehicle interfaces for wireless connections.

5.   The event data recorder’s data made available pursuant to paragraph 1:

(a)

shall be available in a machine-readable format;

(b)

shall not include or be made available together with any information allowing to relate those data to a natural person.

Article 5 Provisions for roadworthiness testing

For the purpose of periodic roadworthiness tests of vehicles, it shall be possible to verify the following features of the event data recorder system:

(1)

its correct operational status, by visible observation of the failure warning signal status following the activation of the vehicle master control switch and any bulb check. Where the failure warning signal is displayed in a common space (the area on which two or more information functions/symbols may be displayed, but not simultaneously), it must be checked first that the common space is functional prior to the failure warning signal status check;

(2)

its correct functionality and the software integrity, by the use of an electronic vehicle interface, such as the one laid down in Section I, point (14), of Annex III to Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 5 ) , where the technical characteristics of the vehicle allow for it and the necessary data is made available. Manufacturers shall ensure to make available the technical information for the use of the electronic vehicle interface in accordance with Article 6 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/621  ( 6 ) .

Article 6 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 7 Entry into force and date of application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 7 January 2026.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144

In Annex II, in Part E, the row for requirement E5 is replaced by the following:

Subject

Regulatory acts

Additional specific technical provisions

M 1

M 2

M 3

N 1

N 2

N 3

O 1

O 2

O 3

O 4

STU

Component

‘E5 Event Data Recorder

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/545  ( *1 )

UN Regulation No 160

B

B

B

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2220  ( *2 )

UN Regulation No 169

D

D

D

D

D

( *1 )   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/545 of 26 January 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their event data recorder and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units and amending Annex II to that Regulation ( OJ L 107, 6.4.2022, p. 18, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/545/oj ).

( *2 )   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2220 of 26 July 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of heavy-duty motor vehicles with regard to their event data recorder and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units and amending Annex II to that Regulation ( OJ L, 2024/2220, 2.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2220/oj ).’