Event Data Recorder

[HLewallen]

So the owner's manual comes right out and says it - this truck has a black box and will gladly tell everyone if you were doing anything improper before your airbags went off. Did anyone notice this in the manual for their '06? I was curious if I was lucky enough to be in the first group of test subjects for this inspired feature.

 

[abrankod]

Airbag equipped vehicles have had crash data recorders since the late 80s or early 90s. Depending on the vehicle, they typically record the G-forces and various pcm inputs/output states for the few seconds prior to and after airbag deployment. I know my 97 cadillac has one, and I am quite sure my mom's 88 mercedes has one too. Mostly they're used by the NTSB if an airbag FAILS to fire and the accident obviously warranted it.

-Dan

 

[betterthanstock]

Airbag equipped vehicles have had crash data recorders since the late 80s or early 90s. Depending on the vehicle, they typically record the G-forces and various pcm inputs/output states for the few seconds prior to and after airbag deployment. I know my 97 cadillac has one, and I am quite sure my mom's 88 mercedes has one too. Mostly they're used by the NTSB if an airbag FAILS to fire and the accident obviously warranted it.



-Dan

I read several years ago about a guy going to jail for manslaughter after killing 2 girls as they were backing out of their driveway in a 25 mph zone. He told the cops he was doing 50mph, but the airbags said 105.

 

[TowPro]

Corzine (NJ govener) just had a crash, his GM had this data recorder. In fact they knew his truck was going 98 mph at the time of the crash.