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Already. the national highway traffic safety administration issued a proposed rule they be in all cars by september of 2014, year away. they're a valuable tool. the feds can get more information from black boxes in one day of u.s. crashes than in a year of crash testing. but they have no authority over who owns that data. the data done manipulated and somebody with the right electronic tool can turn back odometer readings, change the vin number, the speed when you had an accident, on and on. >> if you went to the internet and look at erasing crash data or look at the number of people making to...

Or edr. >> in those kind of accidents edr data will be invaluable. >> reporter: sean dennis is a forensic engineer who reconstructs car crashes for law firms and insurance companies. >> it's hidden way up underneath the dash. >> yep. yep. yep. >> reporter: it is tied into the air bag system and records two to five seconds of pre-crash data, things like engine speed, throttle, brakes, accelerator, seat belts. >> we see here 2.3 seconds before -- before the crash this person, this driver has gone from brakes off to brakes on. >> chrysler, gm and ford give people like dennis access to information...

Crash this person, this driver has gone from brakes off to brakes on. >> reporter: chrysler and gm and ford give people like dennis access to the information through a crash data reader anyone can buy. it's for any car combatible with this system? >> that's correct. >> reporter: and toyota is not catable? >> that's correct. >> reporter: they say it is only for research and development and not reliable for accident reconstruction. >> i think it is. if it provides any kind of data to me about what's going on have the we can, it can be used as a reconstruction tool without a doubt. >> reporter: l...