49 CFR § 563.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s563.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 563.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "563.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "563"
part_name: "EVENT DATA RECORDERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 322, 30101, 30111, 30115, 30117, 30166, 30168; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 51043, Aug. 28, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "563"
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# 563.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to help ensure that EDRs record, in a readily usable manner, data valuable for effective crash investigations and for analysis of safety equipment performance (e.g., advanced restraint systems). These data will help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur and will lead to safer vehicle designs.