Data retrieval
Article 4
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 160; (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 data referred to in the point (b) above, shall also be available at the completion of the crash test referred to in paragraph 5.4.3 of UN Regulation No 160. 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.