Dataq Crash Classification

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  Use this skill when a crash has been incorrectly classified as DOT-recordable when it shouldn't be. Covers the § 390.5 criteria, common misclassifications, and challenge process.
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# DataQ Filing for Crash Classification Errors

Per § 390.5, a DOT-recordable crash requires: fatality, bodily injury requiring medical treatment off-scene, OR disabling damage requiring tow-away. Crashes missing these triggers are NOT recordable. Challenge them.

## Common misclassification scenarios
- **Crash with no injuries** but tow-away (this IS recordable; not a challenge target)
- **Crash with minor injuries** where first aid was given on scene only — NOT recordable
- **Crash with damage** but vehicles were drivable — NOT recordable (tow-away requires inability to drive)
- **Crash with passenger pre-existing condition** — depends on what triggered medical treatment
- **Crash where parties drove away** but later sought medical treatment — typically NOT recordable (treatment must be away from scene immediately)

## Evidence needed
- Police report (often shows injury status, tow-away status)
- Photos of damage
- Witness statements
- Medical records (if available, can show no immediate off-scene treatment)
- Vehicle inspection results
- Insurance claim records

## Filing steps
1. Go to fmcsa.dot.gov/DataQ
2. Search for the crash record
3. Challenge category: "Crash Classification"
4. Subcategory: "Not DOT-recordable"
5. Narrative explaining why crash does not meet § 390.5 triggers
6. Upload evidence

## Success rate
- Documentation clearly shows no qualifying trigger: ~70%
- Officer reasonably classified given on-scene info: ~30%

## Compass support
Compass Accidents module:
- Cross-references your crash records against § 390.5 criteria
- Flags potentially non-recordable crashes
- Builds the DataQ challenge with evidence package
- Tracks reversal

## CFR citations
- **49 CFR § 390.5**
- **FMCSA DataQ User Guide**

## How Compass surfaces this
Searchable in Compass Ask. Runs against the carrier's actual fleet data when invoked from the relevant tracker. Read-only; no actions without explicit user approval.


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