Toyota HILUX Owner's Manual page 12

Event data recorder
Your vehicle has computers that monitor and control certain aspects of your
vehicle. These computers assist in driving and maintaining optimal vehicle
performance.
Besides storing data useful for troubleshooting, there is an event data
recorder (EDR) that records data in a crash or near crash event.
The SRS airbag sensor assembly contains the EDR. In a crash or near crash
event, this device may record the following information:
• SRS airbag deployment data
• SRS airbag system diagnostic data
The information above is intended to be used for the purpose of improving
vehicle safety performance. Unlike general data recorders, the EDR does not
record sound data such as conversation between passengers.
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Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except
when:
• An agreement from the vehicle's owner (or the leasing company for a
leased vehicle) is obtained
• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-
ment agency
• Necessary, for use as a defense for Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota may:
• Use the data for research on Toyota vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without disclosing
details of the vehicle owner, and that only when deemed necessary
• Disclose summarized data cleared of vehicle identification information to
a non-Toyota organization for research purposes
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