11 part of the vehicle otherwise covered under warranty . The Federal Trade Commission requires that a manufacturer demonstrate that an aftermarket or recycled part or service performed by a person other than an authorized service provider caused damage to another part of the vehicle otherwise covered under warranty before denying warranty coverage . Additionally , federal law allows a manufacturer to void a motor vehicle warranty or deny warranty coverage if the manufacturer provides the article or service to consumers free of charge under the warranty or the manufacturer has secured a waiver from the Federal Trade Commission .
Event data recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder ( EDR ). The main purpose of an EDR is to record , in certain crash or near crash-like situations , such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle , data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle ’ s systems performed . The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time , typically 30 seconds or less .
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as :
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating ;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled / fastened ;
• How far ( if at all ) the driver was depressing the accelerator and / or brake pedal ; and ,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling .
These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur .
NOTE : EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs ; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data ( e . g ., name , gender , age , and crash location ) are recorded . However , other parties , such as law enforcement , could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation .
To read data recorded by an EDR , special equipment is required , and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed . In addition to the vehicle manufacturer , other parties , such as law enforcement , that have the special equipment , can read the information if they have access