This guide sets forth recommendations for the collection of non-volatile memory data from a vehicle ECU or EDR that, to the extent possible, do not alter the data being collected.

This guide sets forth recommendations for the collection of non-volatile memory data from a vehicle ECU or EDR that, in the case where data may be altered during the collection process, informs the parties involved of the risk and type of alteration that may occur.

1. Scope

1.1 This guide sets forth recommendations for the collection of non-volatile memory data from vehicle Electronic Control Units (ECUs), or Event Data Recorders (EDRs), that have allegedly been involved in an event or incident that is the subject of litigation.

1.2 The data collection methods used to retrieve data from the subject ECU or EDR include commercially available scan/interrogation/test tools and also include proprietary scan/interrogation/test tools with prior agreement of the parties involved.

1.3 Additional, and potentially applicable, standards promulgated by ASTM Committee E-30 on Forensic Sciences include: Practices E 860 and E 1188.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

E860 Practice for Examining And Preparing Items That Are Or May Become Involved In Criminal or Civil Litigation

E1188 Practice for Collection and Preservation of Information and Physical Items by a Technical Investigator

Keywords

litigation; electronic control unit (ECU); event data recorder (EDR); non-volatile memory; non-volatile memory data; crash data; crash data recorder (CDR); EEPROM; EEPROM data;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 43.040.15 (Car informatics. On board computer systems)

Citing ASTM Standards

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