# Data Recorders **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 23, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/data-recorders/52314 "2010-07-23T02:50:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jamesrsavage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jamesrsavage](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jamesrsavage)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/data-recorders/52314/1 "2010-07-23T02:50:18Z")
A link on this Car Talk web site led me to an article re Toytotas recent (or is it ongoing?) accelerator problems. Reference is made to data being obtained from on board data recorders. Does any one out there know exactly, 1. What parameters are recorded and 2. How long the history trail might be. (You know 10 minutes, 10 days, 2 weeks, 100 years? etc. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/data-recorders/52314/2 "2010-07-23T04:17:43Z")
I read an article where since you are buying a “foreign” car that you will be required to provide pre Civil War family tree data, you know, “find a leaf” stuff. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/data-recorders/52314/3 "2010-07-23T14:06:10Z")
Try this link > **[Traffic Accident Reconstructionists](http://harristechnical.com)** > > Traffic Accident Reconstructionists Event Data Recorders Crash Analysis Human Factors Civil Criminal Defense DUI Manslaughter Traffic Homicide Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![Jamesrsavage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jamesrsavage](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jamesrsavage)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/data-recorders/52314/4 "2010-07-23T19:29:00Z")
Thanks edb