The Garmin eLog™ app records malfunctions and diagnostic events when the app detects critical functions that do not conform to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) specifications. When a malfunction is detected, the driver and motor carrier are subject to responsibilities as directed by FMCSA guidelines.

Driver Responsibilities

• The driver must note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours.

• The driver must reconstruct the Record of Duty Status (RODS) for the current 24-hour period and the previous 7 consecutive days, and record the records of duty status on graph-grid paper logs that comply with 49 CFR 395.8, unless the driver already has the records or retrieves them from the ELD.

• The driver must continue to manually prepare RODS in accordance with 49 CFR 395.8 until the ELD is serviced and returned to a compliant status.

Motor Carrier Responsibilities

• The motor carrier must correct, repair, replace, or service the malfunctioning ELD within eight days of discovering the condition or a driver's notification to the motor carrier, whichever occurs first.

• The motor carrier must require the driver to maintain a paper RODS record until the ELD is back in service.