Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects; Recording of Vehicle Data- Page 527

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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects

Recording of Vehicle Data

     Recording  of  Vehicle  Data

            This vehicle is equipped with a computer which records the following main vehicle data 
related to vehicle controls, operation, and other driving conditions.

  Recorded  data

y

 Vehicle conditions such as engine speed and vehicle speed

y

 Driving operation conditions such as accelerator and brake pedals, and information related 

to the environmental circumstances while the vehicle is driven

y

 Malfunction diagnosis information from each on-vehicle computer

y

 Information related to controls of other on-vehicle computers

   NOTE

  The recorded data may vary depending on the vehicle grade and optional equipment. Voice 
and images are not recorded.

  Data  handling

    Mazda and its subcontracting parties may obtain and use the recorded data for vehicle 
malfunction diagnosis, research and development, and quality improvement.
  Mazda will not disclose or provide any of the obtained data to a third party unless:

y

 An agreement from the vehicle owner (agreements from lessor and lessee for leased 

vehicle) is obtained

y

 Offi cially requested by the police or other law enforcement authorities

y

 For statistical processing by a research institution after processing the data so that 

identifi cation of the owner or the vehicle is impossible