How should an electronic logging device (ELD) respond to battery issues, such as an ELD battery dying due to high temperatures or when charge power runs out?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q062(2022-03-10)

Question: How should an electronic logging device (ELD) respond to battery issues, such as an ELD battery dying due to high temperatures or when charge power runs out?

Guidance: In cases when the ELD’s battery dies or when the charge power runs out, the ELD must generate a malfunction event. The ELD must set a power compliance malfunction if the power data diagnostics event indicates an aggregated in motion driving time understatement of 30 minutes or more on the ELD over a 24-hour period across all driver profiles, including Unidentified Driver profile.   
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