2011 Nissan GT-R Owner's Manual - Page 310

EVENT DATA RECORDERS (EDR) 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. Sounds are not recorded. 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 and NISSAN dealer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. EDR data will only be accessed with the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee or as otherwise required or permitted by law. VEHICLE STATUS DATA RECORDER (VSDR) The Vehicle Status Data Recorder (VSDR) is different from the Event Data Recorder described in "Event Data Recorder" in this section. The VSDR is not a crash-activated device, but it records and accumulates vehicle data while driving. Examples are: . . Vehicle operating information such as the wheel speeds of the front and rear wheels Engine control information such as the engine speed and boost pressure The VSDR always records and stores vehicle operating data between periodic inspections, which can assist and be used for servicing, diagnosing and performing warranty repairs. The VSDR does not record sounds, conversations or images. HANDLING OF DATA NISSAN and third parties affiliated with NISSAN can acquire and use the data recorded by the VSDR in order to confirm the part replacement history to improve the quality of NISSAN vehicles. With the exception of the following cases, neither NISSAN nor third parties affiliated with NISSAN, shall disclose or offer the acquired data to other non-affiliated third parties. 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 nontrivial 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 9-18 Technical and consumer information