This document is part of the J1698 document family, and provides the definitions for event-related data items.

Purpose

Vehicular event data recording and extraction has several potential uses. These include diagnostic and operational information of the on-board occupant protection system, crash reconstruction, and improved highway safety. A standard format for vehicle event data output will help facilitate these uses, and possibly more, by improving the efficient use of the extracted data.

Rationale

Not applicable.