Patent ID: 8452481

Claim:
A vehicle information recording apparatus which records data from a plurality of devices mounted in a vehicle, and is connected to a plurality of communication lines respectively to which the devices are connected respectively, the vehicle information recording apparatus comprising: a first storage section for storing part or all of data repeatedly sent from the respective devices through the plurality of communication lines; a sending section for sending the data stored in the first storage section on a request from each of the devices; a controller for updating the first storage section every time data is received; and a second storage section for storing part or all of the data stored in the first storage section in a time series, wherein the data stored in the second storage section in a time series is periodically updated, wherein the controller obtains time information every time the data is stored in the second storage section, the time information obtained by the controller is stored in the second storage section in association with the data, the sending section sends the data and time information stored in the second storage section to an external device, the controller detects an occurrence of a problem in the vehicle, problem information indicating a symptom of the problem is stored in the second storage section, storing of data in the second storage section continues after the controller detects occurrence of a problem, and the sending section sends the data and time information stored in the second storage section until a predetermined time has passed after the controller detected the occurrence of the problem, and the problem information to an external device.