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Tesla Event Data Recorder (EDR) Data
The Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck are equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The EDR records data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems when the system senses a crash or a crash-like situation, such as hitting a road obstacle. This data is stored in the vehicle's Restraints Control Module (RCM).The recorded data may help Tesla and other interested parties better understand the circumstances which lead to crashes and the potential for injury. Event data is recorded by your vehicle only when it senses a non-trivial physical occurrence; data is not recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions.
Tesla EDR data is compliant with the Code of Federal Regulations Part 563 (CFR part 563). This part of the Code of Federal Regulations specifies uniform, national requirements for vehicles equipped with event data recorders (EDRs) concerning the collection, storage, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash event data. It also specifies requirements for vehicle manufacturers to make tools and/or methods commercially available so that crash investigators and researchers are able to retrieve data from EDRs.
Tesla EDR Retrieval Tool
Introduced in 2018, the Tesla EDR Tool and related software is available for purchase from Crash Data Group, Inc. The Tesla EDR Tool contains specialized hardware for used by accident reconstructionists, law enforcement, insurance SIU investigators, vehicle crash researchers, and others to retrieve EDR data. The Tesla EDR Tool contains all the hardware required to download Event Data Recorder (EDR) data that may be stored in Tesla Model 3, Model S, Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck vehicles. The specialty cables included in this tool are designed by Tesla engineers to retrieve EDR data in Tesla vehicles using the in-car, direct-to-module, or DLC/OBD method.
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Accessing the EDR Data
To access EDR data from a Tesla vehicle you’ll need a Windows computer, the EDR Retrieval Hardware Kit, and the Tesla EDR Retrieval Program.
Report Service
Tesla currently provides a free online service at edr.tesla.com where users can generate reports from retrieved EDR data files. The user may upload EDR data files from their computer and generate reports in a PDF format. These reports contain important information regarding data polarity, application limitations, and other data limitations that should be reviewed carefully by the user in the context of the facts of a given event.
Guides for Retrieving EDR Data from Tesla Vehicles
| Model Configuration | Manufacturer Data Range | Retrieval Guide | Sample EDR Report |
| Model S | MFG before 2/26/2019 | Download | Download |
| Model S | MFG on or after 2/26/2019 | Download | Download |
| Model X | All | Download | Download |
| Model 3 | MFG before 10/5/2020 | Download | Download |
| Model 3 | MFG on or after 10/5/2020 | Download | N/A |
| Model Y | All | Download | Download |
| Cybertruck | All | Download |
Download Tesla EDR Cable Reference Guide (updated January 2021)
Data Retrieval
EDR Data can be retrieved from all Tesla Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles. Tesla Roadster, which was produced from 2008 to 2012, is equipped with a RCM but does not have an EDR.
Accessing and retrieving data requires connecting to and powering the vehicle’s RCM. There are two methods for accessing and retrieving recorded data from the RCM:
- In-vehicle retrieval: requires that the vehicle is capable of providing 12 V DC power to the RCM and that the CAN connection between the CAN connector and the RCM is intact. Unless both of these conditions can be satisfied, direct-to-module retrieval is required.
- Direct-to-module retrieval: In the Model X and the Model 3, the vehicle’s RCM is located on the floor of the passenger compartment, under the center console and between the seats. In the Model S, the vehicle’s RCM is located on the floor of the passenger compartment, under the center screen.
For Model S and Model X in-vehicle retrieval, the CAN connector is located behind a trim panel under the vehicle’s center touchscreen.