VEHICLE FORENSICS
EDR / CDR Retrieval
Vehicle event-data support focused on preserving, retrieving, and interpreting relevant crash information using disciplined forensic practices and appropriate tooling.
BUYER LENS
Know what this service should answer before you scope it.
What technical or evidentiary question must be answered while preserving source context, method, integrity, and professional boundaries?
Good reasons to start here
- Vehicle, digital, media, or technical evidence may materially affect the matter.
- The source or integrity of evidence needs documented review or preservation.
- Technical evidence must be handed to a qualified expert or decision-maker without overstating what it proves.
What to have defined
- Documented authority to obtain, receive, preserve, or examine the evidence.
- The best available original source and known provenance or custody history.
- The precise technical question and any expert, litigation, retention, or disclosure constraints.
What this should inform
A controlled technical record that states what the evidence supports, what it does not support, and what requires further expertise.
ACCOUNTABLE OWNEREvidence owner, claims/SIU owner, counsel, or qualified technical professional as applicable.CAPABILITIES
Disciplined support built around the matter.
MODLAN scopes each engagement to the authorized assignment, applicable requirements, available evidence, and client objectives. Work is documented for clarity, defensibility, and appropriate downstream review.
EDR/CDR retrieval supportVehicle data preservationCrash-data reviewForensic documentationTechnical coordinationEvidence handling
WHEN THIS SERVICE FITS
Built around a defined operational question.
- A collision matter may contain relevant event data in supported vehicle systems.
- Crash timing or dynamics require technical evidence beyond visual damage documentation.
- Vehicle data must be preserved and handled with a documented evidence path.
SCOPE
What the engagement can include.
The exact scope is established by the authorized assignment, applicable licensing or professional requirements, and client guidelines.
OPERATING MODEL
Controlled from assignment through handoff.
Assess
Confirm the vehicle, assignment objective, access authority, and technical feasibility.
Preserve
Document condition and evidence handling before and during retrieval.
Retrieve
Use appropriate supported tooling and record the retrieval context.
Document
Preserve resulting data and report what the retrieved material does and does not establish.
WORK PRODUCT
What the matter can produce.
- Retrieval record
- Relevant source data or approved export
- Evidence-handling documentation
- Technical findings or coordination notes
CONTROL BOUNDARY
What keeps the work defensible.
- Vehicle access must be authorized.
- Tool and procedure limitations are documented.
- Raw evidence and interpretation remain distinguishable.
- No reconstruction conclusion is claimed beyond the qualified scope.
SERVICE FAQ
Procurement and operating questions.
Does every vehicle contain retrievable event data?
No. Availability depends on the vehicle, system, event, condition, and supported tooling.
Is retrieval the same as reconstruction?
No. Retrieval preserves or obtains data; reconstruction is a separate analytical function.
Can data be shared securely with counsel or experts?
Yes, through approved secure evidence-exchange workflows rather than public links.
Do you guarantee a successful download?
No. Technical feasibility and data availability vary by vehicle and circumstance.
WHERE THIS SITS IN MODLAN
Evidence & Technical Intelligence
Preserve and analyze technical source material without overstating what the evidence proves.
Explore the operating family →FORENSICSTechnology relationship
Technology can organize and correlate authorized context; professional or expert opinions remain within the appropriate qualified scope.
View the full MODLAN service ecosystem →HOW THIS SERVICE CAN SCALE
From assignment to enterprise program—without changing who owns the decision.
A defined objective, scope, owner, evidence/data path, and handoff for a specific matter or task.
Recurring or overflow use of the same capability under established client rules, controls, and escalation paths.
The service becomes one governed lane inside a broader multi-service operating model with explicit dependencies.
PROCUREMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
Questions to resolve before this service enters production.
Enterprise delivery depends on the operating context around the service—not merely the capability itself.
PROGRAM FITEvidence Program
Explore program architecture →See how this service can connect to preservation, secure exchange, technical evidence, and lifecycle governance.
DECISION CONTEXT
This service does not operate in isolation.
The engagement should connect to the correct buyer, adjacent operating layer, and assurance boundary without blurring professional authority or the source of record.
ENTERPRISE JOURNEY
Connect this service to the rest of the operating model.
Move from service selection into the adjacent operational, evidence, integration, assurance, or intelligence layer that the matter actually requires.
MODLAN SYSTEMS
Bring the right people, evidence, and intelligence to the problem.
Contact MODLAN to discuss the authorized scope, geography, timing, and operational requirements for your matter.