Are Pitch and Roll measurements recorded by ECU ?

I see that the 2016 Tacoma comes with a pitch and roll readout on the LCD gauge display. Does anyone know if the computer records a maximum front and rear pitch and left and right roll? I think this could be used for Toyota Service departments to cancel warrantee work if they think you have been off roading the truck.

Does anyone know or am I going all Dale Gribble??

 

In another thread I asked is the pitch/roll was just on the OR or if the Sport and Limited also has it.

I doubt that "off road" use would cause Toyota to turn down a warranty claim. Just look at the commercials.
That said if when using the Tacoma off road and you broke a shock, ripped a boot, etc, that would most likely not be a warranty item.

 

Buy the off road .. But if you use it off road you have no warranty.

 

Vehicles with stability control have a yaw rate sensor which measures the same thing. Only records in an accident. Toyota can only retrieve the information and I believe its only to protect themselves in lawsuits.

 

What is that?

 

Roll Sensing Curtain Airbags , same thing on 2nd gens

 

How far does it have to roll to deploy?

 

Like VSC OFF not really turning it off

 

^This guy speaks the truth

 

Haha

 

You should buy one, try it out and let us know what you discover. Thanks!

 

The event data recorder keeps every full brake application &/or airbag deployment stored in the center airbag ecu.
By law it has to be accessible to the government & auto insurance companies by a standard protocol type retrieval device on all 2015 & newer car & trucks sold in the USA. Whether it's Hyundai, Ford or Toyota they all have to store this information

 

I work for Lexus/Toyota & they're quite a bit of the data recorder keeps track of. A small amount of the data can be read using an OEM level scan tool called Techstream. Here's a link with some more info. http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-id...e4a20924c015&mc=true&node=pt49.6.563&rgn=div5

 

Hmmm wonder if Law Enforcement would access this data to determine if someone was speeding in an accident. .perhaps in a fatality case where the driver is being prosecuted they could subpoena the info. Hmmmmmmmm

 

The commercials don't mean a thing. There is a member here who was warranty denied over mud being found on his undercarriage because the truck had signs of "offroad use."

On a TRD OR 4x4 no less, IIRC.